Bunsei

was a  after Bunka and before Tenpō.  This period started in April 1818 and ended in December 1830.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Bunsei" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 92. During this time, the emperor was .Nussbaum, "Ninkō Tennō," p. 716. 

Events of the Bunsei era
 1822 (Bunsei 5): Edo was struck with 150 earthquake tremors over three days.Hammer, Joshua. (2006). Yokohama Burning: The Deadly 1923 Earthquake and Fire that Helped Forge the Path to World War II, p. 63.

 11 August 1823 (Bunsei 6, 6th day of the 7th month):  German flora- and fauna-taxonomist Philipp Franz von Siebold arrived at Dejima as new physician for the Dutch trading post in Nagasaki harbor.Screech, Timon. (2006). Secret Memoirs of the Shoguns: Isaac Titsingh and Japan, 1779-1822, p. 73.

 13 August 1830 (Bunsei 13, 25th day of the 6th month): Earthquake at Kyoto (Latitude: 35.000/Longitude: 136.000), no Richter scale magnitude can be inferred from the available data.U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),  NOAA/Japan: Significant Earthquake Database. Retrieved 2011-12-13.

Related pages 
 Edo period

 References 

 Other websites 
 National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection

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