Shibui Swords Calendar




 
Koto
 
Shinto
 
Shinshinto
 
Gendaito

Kamakura Period (1182-1333)
  Juei 1182-1184   Kencho 1249-1255
  Genryaku 1184   Ko'gen 1256
  Bunji 1185-1189   Sho'ka 1257-1258
  Kenkyu 1190-1198   Shogen 1259
  Sho'ji 1199-1200   Bun'ou 1260
  Kennin 1201-1203   Ko'cho 1261-1263
  Genkyu 1204-1205   Bun'ei 1264-1274
  Ken'ei 1206   Kenji 1275-1277
  Sho'gen 1207-1210   Ko'an 1278-1287
  Kenryaku 1211-1212   Sho'o 1288-1292
  Kenpo 1213-1218   Einin 1293-1298
  Sho'kyu 1219-1221   Sho'an 1299-1301
  Jo'o 1222-1223   Kengen 1302
  Gen'nin 1224   Kagen 1303
  Genroku 1225-1226   Tokuji 1306
  Antei 1227-1228   Engyo 1308-1310
  Kanki 1229-1231   O'cho 1311
  Jo'ei 1232   Showa 1312-1316
  Tenpuku 1233   Bunpo 1317-1318
  Bunryaku 1234   Gen'o 1319-1320
  Katei 1235-1237   Genko 1321-1323
  Ryakunin 1238   Shochu 1324-1325
  En'o 1239   Karyaku 1326-1328
  Ninji 1240-1242   Gentoku 1329-1330
  Kangen 1243-1246   Genko 1331-1333
  Ho'ji 1247-1248        
               

 

Nambokucho Period (1329-1392)
Nancho
 
Hokucho
  Kenmu 1334-1335   Gentoku 1329-1331
  Engen 1336-1339   Shogyou 1332-1333
  Kokoku 1340-1345   Kenmu 1334-1337
  Shohei 1346-1369   Ryakuo 1338-1341
  Kentoku 1370-1371   Koei 1342-1344
  Bunchu 1372-1374   Jowa 1345-1349
  Tenju 1375-1380   Kan'o 1350-1351
  Kowa 1381-1383   Bunwa 1352-1355
  Genchu 1384-1392   Enbun 1356-1360
          Ko'an 1361
          Joji 1362-1367
          O'an 1368-1374
          Eiwa 1375-1378
          Koryaku 1379-1380
          Eitoku 1381-1383
          Shitoku 1384-1386
          Kakei 1387-1388
          Ko'o 1389
               

 

Muromachi Period (1390-1595)
  Meitoku 1390-1393   Bunmei 1469-1486
nation unified
  Chokyo 1487-1488
  O'ei 1394-1427   Entoku 1489-1491
  Shocho 1428   Meio 1492-1500
  Eikyo 1429-1440   Bunki 1501-1503
  Kakitsu 1441-1443   Eisho 1504-1520
  Bun'an 1444-1448   Taiei 1521-1527
  Hotoku 1449-1451   Kyoroku 1528-1531
  Kyotoku 1452-1454   Tenbun 1532-1554
  Kosho 1455-1456   Koji 1555-1557
  Choroku 1457-1459   Eiroku 1558-1569
  Kansho 1460-1465   Genki 1570-1572
  Bunsho 1466   Tensho 1573-1591
  Onin 1467-1468   Bunroku 1592-1595
               

 

Edo Period (1596-1867)

  Keicho 1596-1614   Enkyo 1744-1747
  Gen'na 1615-1623   Kan'en 1748-1750
  Kan'ei 1624-1643   Horeki 1751-1763
  Shoho 1644-1647   Meiwa 1764-1771
  Keian 1648-1651   An'ei 1772-1780
  Sho'o 1652-1654   Tenmei 1781-1788
  Meireki 1655-1657   Kansei 1789-1800
  Manji 1658-1660   Kyowa 1801-1803
  Kanbun 1661-1672   Bunka 1804-1817
  Enpo 1673-1680   Bunsei 1818-1829
  Ten'na 1681-1683   Tenpo 1830-1843
  Jokyo 1684-1687   Koka 1844-1847
  Genroku 1688-1703   Kaei 1848-1853
  Hoei 1704-1710   Ansei 1854-1859
  Shotoku 1711-1715   Man'en 1860
  Kyoho 1716-1735   Bunkyu 1861-1863
  Genbun 1736-1740   Genji 1864
  Kanpo 1741-1743   Keio 1865-1867
               

 

Modern age (1868-)
  Meiji 1868-1912
  Taisho 1912-1926
  Showa 1926-1989
  Heisei 1989-
       

 

The above calendar has been very useful for me to 'learn' the Kanji and the year's
of the various periods. I borrowed the lay-out from Ginza Choshuya.

l Email me at Shibui Swords.