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Genroku (元禄) was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Jōkyō and before Hōei. This period started in September 1688 and ended in March 1704.[1] During this time, the emperor was Higashiyama-tennō (東山天皇).[2]
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[3] and cultural growth.[4]
The nengō Genroku means "Origin of Good Fortune"[5]
Events of the Genroku era[change | change source]
- 1688 (Genroku 1): Tokugawa shogunate published a code of conduct for funerals (Fuku-kiju-ryō) and for mourning.[6]
- 16 September 1689 (Genroku 2, 3rd day of the 7th month): Engelbert Kaempfer arrived at Dejima.[7]
- 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.[8]
- 1695 (Genroku 8, 8th month): The shogunate placed the Japanese character gen (元) on copper coins.[9]
- 4 December 1696: Former-Empress Meishō died at age 74.[10]
- 1697 (Genroku 10): The 4th official map of Japan was made.[11]
- 1697 (Genroku 10): Great fire in Edo.[9]
- 1698 (Genroku 11): Another great fire in Edo.[9]
- 1703 (Genroku 16, 3rd month): Ōishi Yoshio commits seppuku.[12]
- 1703 (Genroku 16, 5th month): First performance of Chikamatsu Monzaemon's play The Love Suicides at Sonezaki (Sonezaki shinjū).[13]
- 31 December 1703 (Genroku 16, 23rd day of the 11th month): The Great Genroku Earthquake shook Edo.[14] Fire spread in the city.[9] The coast of Honshū was hit by tsunami.[14]
Related pages[change | change source]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Genroku" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 239.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Higashiyama Tennō," p. 310; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 415.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Genroku-jidai" at p. 239.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Genroku-bunka" at p. 239.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Titsingh, p. 415.
- ↑ Meyer, Eva-Maria. (1999). Japans Kaiserhof in der Edo-Zeit, p. 186; Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō), 明正天皇 (109); retrieved 2012-5-27.
- ↑ Traganeou, Jilly. (2004). The Tokaido Road: Traveling and Representation in Edo and Meiji Japan, p. 230.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Ōishi Yoshio" at p. 742.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Chikamatsu Monzaemon" at p. 112.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Hammer, Joshua. (2006). Yokohama Burning, p. 63.
Other websites[change | change source]
- 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 |