- Gen'ei
. [Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). "Annales des empereurs du Japon," pp. 178-180; Brown, Delmer "et al." (1979). "Gukanshō," p. 321; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). "Jinnō Shōtōki," pp. 200-204.]
Change of Era
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1118 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The previous era ended and the new one commenced in "Eikyū" 6, on the 3rd day of the 4th month of 1118. [Brown, p. 321.]Events of the "Gen'ei" Era
* "Gen'ei 1", in the 9th month (
1118 ): The emperor made a pilgrimage to theKumano Shrine s atWakayama . [Titsingh, p. 180; Brown, p. 322.] TheseKumano sanzan are: Hongu Taisha, Hayatama Taisha, and Nachi Taisha. [http://www.kippo.or.jp/culture_e/archives/kii/object.html ...Link to images at Kansai World Heritage Archives web site]
* "Gen'ei 1", in the 12th month (1118 ): Emperor Toba attended a festival organized bySaishō-ji . This temple had been created under the auspices of his Imperial patronage. [Brown, p. 317, p. 322.]
* "Gen'ei 2", in the 8th month (1119 ): Arihito, a Prince of the blood, was honored with the name Minamoto; and he was elevated to the 2nd rank of the 3rd class. Arihito's father, Sukehito"-shinnō", was the third son of Emperor Go-Sanjō, and the younger brother of Emperor Toba. Arihito is said to have excelled in the arts of poetry. [Titsingh, pp. 180-181.]References
* Brown, Delmer and Ichiro Ishida, eds. (1979). [
Jien , c.1220] , "Gukanshō ; "The Future and the Past: a translation and study of the 'Gukanshō,' an interpretive history of Japan written in 1219" translated from the Japanese and edited by Delmer M. Brown & Ichirō Ishida." Berkeley:University of California Press . ISBN 0-520-03460-0
* Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). [Siyun-sai Rin-siyo/Hayashi Gahō , 1652] . "Nipon o daï itsi ran ; ou, Annales des empereurs du Japon, tr. par M. Isaac Titsingh avec l'aide de plusieurs interprètes attachés au comptoir hollandais de Nangasaki; ouvrage re., complété et cor. sur l'original japonais-chinois, accompagné de notes et précédé d'un Aperçu d'histoire mythologique du Japon, par M. J. Klaproth." Paris: Oriental Translation Society of Great Britain and Ireland. [http://books.google.com/books?id=18oNAAAAIAAJ&dq=nipon+o+dai+itsi+ran ...Click link for digitized, full-text copy of this book (in French)]
* Varley, H. Paul , ed. (1980). [Kitabatake Chikafusa , 1359] , "Jinnō Shōtōki ("A Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns: Jinnō Shōtōki of Kitabatake Chikafusa" translated by H. Paul Varley)." New York:Columbia University Press . ISBN 0-231-04940-4External links
* National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" [http://www.ndl.go.jp/koyomi/e/ -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection]
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