was a after ''

Kahō was a after ''Kanji'' and before '' Eichō''. This period spanned the years from December 1094 through December 1096. The reigning emperor was . Change of Era * January 19, 1094 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of even ...

'' and before '' Jōtoku''. This period spanned the years from December 1096 through November 1097. The reigning emperor was .

Change of Era

* January 28, 1096 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The previous era ended and the new one commenced in ''Kahō'' 3, on the 17th day of the 12th month of 1096.Brown, p. 319.

Events of the ''Eichō'' Era

* 1096 (''Eichō 1''): The '' kampaku''

Fujiwara no Moromichi was a Japanese statesman, known for his opposition to the Insei system. He was the son of Fujiwara no Morozane. Career Moromochi's career spanned the years from 1069 to his death in 1099. He was made Regent ( Kampaku) in 1094. During his lifeti ...

was raised to the second rank of the first classTitsingh
p. 176
Waseda/Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum

* 1096 (''Eichō 1''): During the summer, a series of great

dengaku were rustic Japanese celebrations that can be classified into two types: that developed as a musical accompaniment to rice planting observances, and the dances that developed in conjunction with . The celebrated for rice planting was perform ...

dance performances unfolded in the streets and in open areas near the city. The participants were drawn from the aristocracy and from the common people; and even the former emperor joined along with members of the Imperial court.

Notes

References

* Brown, Delmer M. and Ichirō Ishida, eds. (1979)
''Gukanshō: The Future and the Past''.
Berkeley: University of California Press.
OCLC 251325323
* Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005)
''Japan encyclopedia''.
Cambridge:

Harvard University Press Harvard University Press (HUP) is a publishing house established on January 13, 1913, as a division of Harvard University, and focused on academic publishing. It is a member of the Association of American University Presses. After the retirem ...

.
OCLC 58053128
* Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). ''

Nihon Ōdai Ichiran , ', is a 17th-century chronicle of the serial reigns of Japanese emperors with brief notes about some of the noteworthy events or other happenings. According to the 1871 edition of the ''American Cyclopaedia'', the 1834 French translation of ...

''; ou
''Annales des empereurs du Japon''.
Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland
OCLC 5850691
* Varley, H. Paul. (1980). ''A Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns: Jinnō Shōtōki of Kitabatake Chikafusa''. New York:

Columbia University Press Columbia University Press is a university press based in New York City, and affiliated with Columbia University. It is currently directed by Jennifer Crewe (2014–present) and publishes titles in the humanities and sciences, including the fiel ...

.
OCLC 6042764

External links

National Diet Library The is the national library of Japan and among the largest libraries in the world. It was established in 1948 for the purpose of assisting members of the in researching matters of public policy. The library is similar in purpose and scope to ...

, "The Japanese Calendar
-- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
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