- Kyōwa
nihongo|Kyōwa|享和 was a nihongo|Japanese era name|年号,|"nengō",|lit. "
year name" after "Kansei " and before "Bunka ." This period spanned the years from1801 through1804 . The reigning emperor was nihongo|Kōkaku"-tennō"|光格天皇.Change of era
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February 5 ,1801 : a new era name was created because of the belief that the 58th year of every cycle of the Chinese zodiac brings great changes. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in "Kansei" 13.The new era name was drawn from an hortatory aphorism: "Follow Heaven and take your destiny, unite all people and perfect your righteousness" (順乎天而享其運、応乎人而和其義).
Events of the "Kyōwa" era
* "Kyōwa 1" (
1801 ):
* "Kyōwa 2" (December 9 ,1802 ): Earthquake in northwestHonshū andSado Island (Latitude: 37.700/Longitude: 138.300), 6.6 magnitude on theRichter Scale .Online "Significant Earthquake Database" -- U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC)] [http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov ...Click link for NOAA/Japan: Significant Earthquake Database]
* "Kyōwa 2" (December 28 ,1802 ): Earthquake on Sado Island (Latitude: 38.000/Longitude: 138.000). [see above] ]References
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External links
* National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" [http://www.ndl.go.jp/koyomi/e/ -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection]
Kyōwa 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Gregorian 1801 1802 1803 1804 Preceded by:
"Kansei "Era or "nengō": Kyōwa Succeeded by:
"Bunka "
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