Bunji (Japanese era)
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was a after Genryaku
and before Kenkyū
. This period spanned the years from August 1185 through April 1190. The reigning emperor was .
Genryaku
was a after Juei and before Bunji. This period spanned the years from April 1184 through August 1185. The reigning emperors were and .-Change of era:* 1184 : The new era name was created to mark an event or a number of events...
and before Kenkyū
Kenkyu
was a after Bunji and before Shōji. This period spanned the years from April 1190 through April 1199. The reigning emperor was .-Change of era:* 1190 : The new era name was created to mark an event or a number of events...
. This period spanned the years from August 1185 through April 1190. The reigning emperor was .
Change of era
- 1185 : The new era name was created to mark an event or a number of events. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in Genryaku 2, on the 16th day of the 4th month of 1184.
Events of the Bunji era
- 1185 (Bunji 1, 29th day of the 11th month): The court formally approves of establishment of a shogonate government at KamakuraKamakura, Kanagawais a city located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, about south-south-west of Tokyo. It used to be also called .Although Kamakura proper is today rather small, it is often described in history books as a former de facto capital of Japan as the seat of the Shogunate and of the Regency during the...
in the Kantō regionKanto regionThe is a geographical area of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. The region includes the Greater Tokyo Area and encompasses seven prefectures: Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Saitama, Tokyo, Chiba, and Kanagawa. Within its boundaries, slightly more than 40 percent of the land area is the Kantō Plain....
. - 1186 (Bunji 2, 4th month): Go-Shirakawa visits Kenrei-mon In at her humble retreat in OharaOharaOhara may refer to:Places in Japan* Ōhara, Chiba* Ōhara, Okayama* Ohara District, ShimaneJapanese family names*Ohara, おはら, 小原（small field） or 尾原（tail field）*Ōhara, おおはら, 大原（big field）People* Chiaki Ohara, pianist* Hajime Ohara, professional wrestler...
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External links
- National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
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