Kyōhō

was a  after Shōtoku and before Gembun.  This period started in July 1716 and ended in April 1736.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kyōhō" Japan Encyclopedia, p. 584. During this time, the emperors were Nussbaum, "Nakamikado Tennō," p. 690.  and .Nussbaum, "Sakuramachi Tennō," p. 814; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834).  Annales des empereurs to japon, pp. 416-417.

Events of the Kyōhō era
 1717 (Kyōhō 2): Kyōhō reforms are directed and overseen by Shogun Yoshimune.Bowman, John Stewart. (2000). Columbia Chronologies of Asian History and Culture, p. 142.

 1718 (Kyōhō 3): The bakufu repaired the Imperial tombs.Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1956). Kyoto: the Old Capital, 794-1869, p. 320.

 1718 (Kyōhō 3, 8th month): Shogunate creates a  in Heian-kyō (Kyoto).

 1721 (Kyōhō 6): Edo population of 1.1 million makes it the world's largest city.Foreign Press Center. (1997). Japan: Eyes on the Country, Views of the 47 Prefectures, p. 127.

 1730 (Kyōhō 15): The Tokugawa shogunate monitors the Dojima Rice Market in Osaka.Adams, Thomas. (1953). Japanese Securities Markets: A Historical Survey, pp. 11-12; Hayami, Akira et al. (2004) The Economic History of Japan: 1600-1990, p. 67.

 3 August 1730 (Kyōhō 15, 20th day of the 6th month): A fire destroyed 3,790 houses in Heian-kyō.

 1732 (Kyōhō 17): Locusts eat crops in areas around the inland sea.Hall, John Whitney. (1988). The Cambridge History of Japan, p. 456.

 24 September 1732 (Kyōhō 17, 24th day of the 9th month):  Former-Emperor Reigen died.Meyer, Eva-Maria. (1999).  Japans Kaiserhof in der Edo-Zeit, p. 186; Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō), 霊元天皇 (112); retrieved 2012-5-27.

 1733 (Kyōhō 18): Ginseng grown in Japan begins to be available in the Japanese food markets.Takekoshi, Yosaburō. (1930).  Economic Aspects of the History of the Civilization of Japan, p. 352.

 13 April 1735 (Kyōhō 20, 21st day of the 3rd month) : Nakamikado abdicated; and the succession passed to his son (senso).Meyer, p. 47.  Soon after, Empress Sakuamachi's role as monarch was confirmed by ceremonies (sokui).Titsingh, p. 417; 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 2012-6-30.

 1735 (Kyōhō 20): Sweet potatoes were introduced into the Japanese diet.

Noteworty coins were minted during this era, including the gold ōban and koban.Nussbaum, "Kyōhō-kingin" at p. 584.

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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