was a after ''
Kōshō'' and before ''
Kanshō
was a after '' Chōroku'' and before '' Bunshō.'' This period spanned from December 1460 through February 1466. The reigning emperors were and .
Change of era
* 1460 : The era name was changed to mark an event or a number of events. The old ...
.'' This period spanned the years from September 1457 through December 1460. The reigning emperor was .
Change of era
* 1457 : The era name was changed to mark an event or a number of events. The old era ended and a new one commenced in ''Kōshō'' 3.
Events of the ''Chōroku'' era
* 1457 (''Chōroku 1): Tarō Sayemon attempted to retrieve the Sacred Jewel for Emperor Go-Hanazono; and he actually did manage to gain possession of it for a brief time. A counterattack prevented the success of this dangerous mission in
Yoshino. In 1443 (''
Kakitsu
was a after ''Eikyō'' and before ''Bun'an''. This period spanned the years from February 1441 through February 1444. The reigning emperor was .
Change of era
* 1451 : The era name was changed to mark an event or a number of events. The previ ...
3, 23rd day of the 9th month''), an armed group of rebels penetrated the palace defenses. A fire was started and one of the men sought to kill Emperor Go-Hanazono, but the emperor escaped. However, the intruders managed to steal the
Sacred Treasures
The are the imperial regalia of Japan and consist of the sword , the mirror , and the jewel . They represent the three primary virtues: valour (the sword), wisdom (the mirror), and benevolence (the jewel). – the mirror, the sword and the jewel. Later, a guard found the mirror and a priest found the sword, but the location of jewel was not known until the 8th month of ''
Bunnan gannen.''
* 1458 (''Chōroku 2, 8th month''): The Sacred Jewel is retrieved from the former Southern Court. It is returned to
Kyoto
Kyoto (; Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Located in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kobe. , the ...
to join the other Sacred Treasures which comprise the
Imperial Regalia of Japan
The are the imperial regalia of Japan and consist of the sword , the mirror , and the jewel . They represent the three primary virtues: valour (the sword), wisdom (the mirror), and benevolence (the jewel). .
[Titsingh]
p. 349.
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* 1459 (''Chōroku 3''): Shōgun Ashikaga Yoshimasa provided a new ''mikoshi'' and a complete set of robes and other accouterments for this festival on the occasion of repairs to the Atsuta Shrine in the 1457-1459 (''Chōroku 1-3'').[Ponsonby-Fane. (1962). ''Studies in Shinto and Shrines'', p. 452.]
Notes
References
* Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). ''Japan Encyclopedia.'' Cambridge: Harvard University Press
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* Ponsonby-Fane, Richard Arthur Brabazon. (1959). ''The Imperial House of Japan.'' Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society
OCLC 194887
* ____________. (1962). ''Studies in Shinto and Shrines.'' Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society
OCLC 3994492
* Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). ''Nihon Odai Ichiran
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
''; ou
''Annales des empereurs du Japon.''
Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland
OCLC 5850691
External links
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, "The Japanese Calendar
-- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
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