Yōwa

was a  after Jishō and before Juei.  This period started in July 1181 and ended in May 1182.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Yōwa" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 1064.  The reigning emperor was .Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 200-207; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 333-334; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki. pp. 214-215.

Events of the Yōwa era
 1181 (Yōwa 1, 25th day of the 11th month): The wife of the late Emperor Takakura adopted the name of Kenreimon-in.Kitagawa, H. (1975). The Tale of the Heike, p. 783.

 1181 (Yōwa 1): A famine that lasts for two years blights this era.Kamo no Chōmei. (1212). Hōjōki.

References

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

 Yōwa  1st  2nd  Gregorian  1181  1182 
Preceded by:JishōEra or nengō:YōwaSucceeded by:Juei

Category:Japanese eras