Jōkyō

was a  after Tenna and before Genroku.  This period started in February 1684 and ended in September 1688.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2002).  "Jōkyō" Japan Encyclopedia, p. 431.  During this time, the emperors were Nussbaum, "Reigen Tennō," p. 785.  and .Nussbaum, "Higashiyama Tennō," p. 310; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834).  Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 414-415.

Events of the Jōkyō era
The new era of  was created by the Imperial court.  After 1684, the power to create a calendar shifted to the shogunate.Murdoch, James. (1996).  A History of Japan, pp. 185-186.  The Tokugawa astrology bureau developed a calendar which was independent of Chinese almanacs.Nussbaum,  "Jōkyō-reki," p. 431; Fiévé, Nicolas.  Japanese Capitals in Historical Perspective, p. 236.

 1684 (Jōkyō 1): A fire burned the Imperial palace to ashes; and the reconstruction took a year.Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1956). Kyoto: The Old Capital of Japan, 794–1869, p. 342.

 1684 (Jōkyō 1): Chikamatsu Monzaemon began to write plays for the kabuki audience in Heian-kyō.Calvet, Robert. (2003). Les Japonais, p. 182.

 26 March 1685 (Jōkyō 2, 22nd day of the 2nd month): The former Emperor Go-Sai died;Meyer, Eva-Maria. (1999).  Japans Kaiserhof in der Edo-Zeit, p. 186; Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō), 後西天皇 (111); retrieved 2012-5-27. and a large comet appeared in the night sky.Titsingh,   p. 415.

 13 April 1686 (Jōkyō 3, 21st day of the 3rd month): Emperor Reigen abdicated; and his younger brother received the succession (senso). Soon after, Emperor Higashiyama's role as monarch was confirmed by ceremonies (sokui).Titsingh,   p. 415; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, p. 44; a distinct act of senso is unrecognized prior to Emperor Tenji; and all sovereigns except Jitō,  Yōzei, Go-Toba, and Fushimi have senso and sokui in the same year until the reign of Emperor Go-Murakami. Compare Kunaichō,  Ceremony of Accession (Sokui-no-Rei); retrieved 2012-6-29.

 1689 (Jōkyō 6'): Calendar with seven-day week.Cork, Jessica Kennett. (2010).  The Lunisolar Calendar: A Sociology of Japanese Time, p. 17.

Related pages 
 Edo period
 Jōkyō calendar

 References 

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



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Preceded by:Tenna Era or nengō:JōkyōSucceeded by:Genroku

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