Genroku
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The years of Genroku are generally considered to be the Golden Age of the Edo period. A century of peace and seclusion created good economic conditions[1] and cultural growth.[1]
Events of the Genroku era
- 1688 (Genroku 1): Tokugawa shogunate published a code of conduct for funerals (Fuku-kiju-ryō) and for mourning.[4]
- 16 September 1689 (Genroku 2, 3rd day of the 7th month): Engelbert Kaempfer arrived at Dejima.[5]
- 1693 (Genroku 6, 12th month): Arai Hakuseki became the tutor of Tokugawa Ienobu.
- 1693 (Genroku 6): The code of conduct for funerals and mourning was changed.[6]
- 1695 (Genroku 8, 8th month): The shogunate placed the Japanese character gen (元) on copper coins.[7]
- 4 December 1696: Former-Empress Meishō died at age 74.[8]
- 1697 (Genroku 10): The 4th official map of Japan was made.[9]
- 1697 (Genroku 10): Great fire in Edo.[7]
- 1698 (Genroku 11): Another great fire in Edo.[7]
- 1703 (Genroku 16, 3rd month): Ōishi Yoshio commits seppuku.[10]
- 1703 (Genroku 16, 5th month): First performance of Chikamatsu Monzaemon's play The Love Suicides at Sonezaki (Sonezaki shinjū).[11]
- 31 December 1703 (Genroku 16, 23rd day of the 11th month): The Great Genroku Earthquake shook Edo.[12] Fire spread in the city.[7] The coast of Honshū was hit by tsunami.[12]
Genroku Media
A turtle-based stele of Ikeda Mitsunaka, a Tottori Domain ruler, dated Genroku 6
Related pages
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 239. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 310. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
- ↑ Jenkins, Donald. (1971). Ukiyo-e Prints and Paintings: the Primitive Period, 1680-1745, p. 21.
- ↑ Smith, Robert et al. (2004). Japanese Culture: Its Development And Characteristics, p. 28.
- ↑ Screech, Timon. (2006). Secret Memoirs of the Shoguns: Isaac Titsingh and Japan, 1779-1822, p. 73.
- ↑ Smith, p. 28.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Klaproth, Julius von (1834). Nipon o dai itsi ran: ou Annales des empereurs du Japon. Oriental Translation Fund. p. 415.
- ↑ Meyer, Eva-Maria (1999). Japans Kaiserhof in der Edo-Zeit: unter besonderer Berucksichtigung der Jahre 1846 bis 1867. Lit. p. 186. ISBN 978-3-8258-3939-0.
- ↑ Traganeou, Jilly. (2004). The Tokaido Road: Traveling and Representation in Edo and Meiji Japan, p. 230.
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 742. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Hammer, Joshua (2006). Yokohama Burning: The Deadly 1923 Earthquake and Fire that Helped Forge the Path to World War II. Simon and Schuster. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-7432-6465-5.
Other websites
- National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
- New York Public Library Digital Gallery, Engelbert Kaempfer's 1691 impression of Hōkō-ji compound (published 1727)
| Genroku | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1688 | 1689 | 1690 | 1691 | 1692 | 1693 | 1694 | 1695 | 1696 | 1697 | 1698 | 1699 | 1700 | 1701 | 1702 | 1703 | 1704 |
| Preceded by: Jōkyō |
Era or nengō: Genroku |
Succeeded by: Hōei |
