was a after ''

Kashō , also known as Kajō, was a after '' Jōwa'' and before '' Ninju.'' This period spanned the years from June 848 through April 851. The reigning emperors were and . Change of era * February 9, 848 : The new era name ''Kashō'' (meaning "goo ...

'' and before ''

Saikō was a after '' Ninju'' and before ''Ten'an.'' This period spanned the years from November 854 through February 857. The reigning emperor was . Change of era * February 1, 854 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of even ...

.'' This period spanned the years from April 851 through November 854. The reigning emperor was .

Change of era

* February 5, 851 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The previous era ended and the new one commenced in ''Kashō'' 4, on the 28th day of the 4th month of 851.

Events of the ''Ninju'' era

* 853 (''Ninju 3, 2nd month''): The emperor visited the home of ''

udaijin was a government position in Japan in the late Nara and Heian periods. The position was consolidated in the Taihō Code of 702. The Asuka Kiyomihara Code of 689 marks the initial appearance of the ''udaijin'' in the context of a central administr ...

Fujiwara no Yoshifusa , also known as ''Somedono no Daijin'' or ''Shirakawa-dono'', was a Japanese people, Japanese statesman, courtier and politician during the Heian period.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fujiwara no Nakahira" in ; Brinkley, Frank ''et al.'' (1 ...

, the grandfather of his designated heir. * 853 (''Ninju 3, 5th month''): Asama Shrine in

Suruga Province was an old province in the area that is today the central part of Shizuoka Prefecture. Suruga bordered on Izu, Kai, Sagami, Shinano, and Tōtōmi provinces; and was bordered by the Pacific Ocean through Suruga Bay to the south. Its abbrevia ...

is styled ''

myōjin Myōjin (明神 'shining deity', 'illuminating deity', or 'apparent deity') or Daimyōjin (大明神 'great shining/apparent deity') was a title historically applied to Japanese (Shinto) deities (''kami'') and, by metonymy, their shrines. The t ...

'', and the shrine is accorded national ranking in the lists of shrines and temples.Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1962). ''Studies in Shinto and Shrines'', p. 459.

Notes

References

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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 ...

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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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