Region: Japan · Coordinates: 35.021, 135.754 · 164 events
| Year | Source | Account |
|---|---|---|
| AD 914 | Fusō Ryakuki | A fire burned 617 households in the area of Ichijo and Nijo in the east of the capital. |
| AD 930 | Fusō Ryakuki | On the 26th of the 6th month lightning struck the Seiryoden; Major Counselor Kiyotsura and Right Controller Mareyo were hit by thunderbolts (L666 says "killed by thunder", L527 says "struck by thunder" — the two records differ). |
| AD 930 | Fusō Ryakuki | Emperor Daigo (aged 46) died at the Right Palace Guards. |
| AD 930 | Fusō Ryakuki | Emperor Suzaku (aged 8 in the original) ascended the throne at the Daigokuden. |
| AD 930 | Fusō Ryakuki | The emperor abdicated (22nd of the 9th month). The new emperor moved from the Sen'yoden to the Kokiden. |
| AD 935 | Honchō Seiki | Prayers for subduing the pirates: it was decided to send temporary offering envoys on the 28th (to Ise, Iwashimizu, Kamo and others). |
| AD 935 | Honchō Seiki | For the capture of the pirates, offerings were made to the rites in the capital and to the famous deities of the Sanyo and Nankai circuits. |
| AD 938 | Honchō Seiki | With earthquakes not ceasing, temples and shrines were ordered to chant the Ninno-kyo 10,000 times. |
| AD 938 | Honchō Seiki | Great earthquake on the night of the 15th of the 4th month; the damage was severe and flooding followed (small note). |
| AD 938 | Honchō Seiki | At night, the second quarter of the Inu hour, the Naishidokoro left the Unmeiden and moved to the Korodono, including the transfer of the sacred object (the sacred casket). |
| AD 938 | Honchō Seiki | Two earthquakes on the night of the 6th of the 8th month; buildings such as the Kamadono collapsed and palace walls in the capital crumbled in places. |
| AD 938 | Honchō Seiki | The emperor moved from the Jonei-den to the Ryoki-den (second quarter of the Inu hour). |
| AD 938 | Honchō Seiki | On the main and side roads of the eastern and western capitals, wooden deity images were carved and set up facing each other, called Funado-no-kami and Goryo. |
| AD 938 | Honchō Seiki | Lunar eclipse forecast: a report was submitted that on the night of the Boshi day four-fifths of the moon would be covered, and the record says it was correct that night "without a hair's breadth of error." |
| AD 940 | Fusō Ryakuki | Masakado's head arrived in the capital. |
| AD 946 | Fusō Ryakuki | Emperor Suzaku abdicated in favor of Crown Prince Prince Nariakira (Murakami) (4/13); Murakami ascended the throne at the Daigokuden on 4/28. |
| AD 960 | Fusō Ryakuki | Fire in the Imperial Palace. The treasures of successive reigns in the Giyoden, the sacred mirror in the Unmeiden and more burned. |
| AD 961 | Fusō Ryakuki | The court moved into the newly built Imperial Palace (imperial progress). |
| AD 967 | Fusō Ryakuki | Emperor Murakami died (aged 42). On the same day the succession was taken up at the Gyokasha. |
| AD 967 | Fusō Ryakuki | Emperor Reizei ascended the throne (at the Southern Hall, aged 18). |
| AD 969 | Fusō Ryakuki | Emperor Reizei abdicated, passing the throne to Crown Prince Prince Morihira. |
| AD 976 | Hyakurenshō | A great earthquake. The palace offices and many houses collapsed, with many dead (the capital palace). |
| AD 986 | Hyakurenshō | Emperor Kazan secretly left the palace by night and took Buddhist vows at Kazan-ji, aged 19. |
| AD 1011 | Hyakurenshō | Emperor Ichijo, citing illness, abdicated to the Crown Prince's younger brother (Sanjo). The ceremony was held at Ichijo-in. |
| AD 1016 | Hyakurenshō | Emperor Sanjo abdicated to the Crown Prince (Go-Ichijo). The sword and seal were handed over to the Crown Prince's residence. |
| AD 1036 | Hyakurenshō | Emperor Go-Suzaku ascended the throne (at the Shoyosha, aged 28). On the same day Emperor Go-Ichijo died at the Seiryoden. |
| AD 1045 | Hyakurenshō | Emperor Go-Suzaku, owing to illness (the imperial body unwell), abdicated to the Crown Prince (Go-Reizei, Chikahito). |
| AD 1072 | Fusō Ryakuki | Accession (aged 20). The heading is kept as in the original: Emperor Rokujo. |
| AD 1079 | Fusō Ryakuki | Fire broke out north of Kasuga-koji and the machi, spreading to north of Ichijo. Dozens of machi along Higashi and Nishi no Toin burned. |
| AD 1082 | Fusō Ryakuki | The Imperial Palace burned. The fire began at the Naizen-ohi kitchen and spread to the Shinkaden. The emperor moved to the Daijokan Asadokoro. |
| AD 1086 | Fusō Ryakuki | The emperor abdicated and took the title Daijo Tenno (Retired Emperor). The second prince, Prince Taruhito, acceded at the new Horikawa palace. |
| AD 1088 | Fusō Ryakuki | The retired emperor left the eastern capital for Nanto (Nara) to visit the mausoleum of Kobo Daishi on Mount Koya. |
| AD 1099 | Honchō Seiki | Kampaku and Naidaijin Fujiwara no Morotsugu submitted his resignation owing to illness. The original says "被収之" (it is unclear from the original alone whether it was accepted). |
| AD 1099 | Honchō Seiki | Kampaku Fujiwara no Morotsugu died, aged 38 ("died in his 38th spring"). |
| AD 1099 | Honchō Seiki | Funeral of the former kampaku was held at Koryu-ji and Higashi-Kitano, with Buddhist-ordination rites; no death announcement or posthumous rank. |
| AD 1103 | Honchō Seiki | Nyogo Fujiwara no Isshi gave birth to a prince (the original says "皇子"; whether he later became emperor is not judged). |
| AD 1103 | Honchō Seiki | On the day the retired emperor visited the Nyogo's residence to see the prince, Nyogo Isshi died suddenly at the hour of the Boar (aged 28). |
| AD 1156 | Rai Sanyō, Nihon Gaishi | The Hogen Rebellion: Minamoto no Yoshitomo raided Shirakawa Palace with 400 picked troops. Taira no Kiyomori also rushed there. |
| AD 1159 | Rai Sanyō, Nihon Gaishi | The Heiji Rebellion: Minamoto no Yoshitomo surrounded Sanjo Palace by night with 500 horsemen and burned it. |
| AD 1177 | Rai Sanyō, Nihon Gaishi | When warrior monks of Mount Hiei burst into the palace carrying the portable shrine at their head, Minamoto no Yorimasa guarded the Taikenmon Gate and stood against them. |
| AD 1183 | Dai Nihonshi (Great History of Japan) | In the Jūei War, the Eastern army captured Kyoto. |
| AD 1183 | Hyakurenshō | The Heike band fled to the western provinces with their clan, taking the emperor and the sacred regalia (divine mirror, divine seal, sword and others) with them. The capital was in turmoil. |
| AD 1183 | Hyakurenshō | The fourth prince of Emperor Takakura, Takahira (Emperor Go-Toba), ascended the throne at age 4. |
| AD 1183 | Masukagami | Emperor Go-Toba is enthroned at age four (Juei 2, 8th month, day 20) |
| AD 1183 | Rai Sanyō, Nihon Gaishi | In the 7th month Kiso Yoshinaka and Minamoto no Yukiie entered the capital in separate columns with 60,000 northern troops. Capital residents said they never thought they would see white banners again. |
| AD 1184 | Masukagami | Enthronement ceremony of Go-Toba (Genryaku 1, 7th month, day 28) |
| AD 1185 | Dai Nihonshi (Great History of Japan) | Yoritomo set up the Kyoto Guard and took control of the Kinai region. |
| AD 1190 | Rai Sanyō, Nihon Gaishi | In the 11th month Minamoto no Yoritomo entered the capital and stayed at Rokuhara. He first visited the retired emperor and went to court that same day. |
| AD 1192 | Rai Sanyō, Nihon Gaishi | In the 7th month the emperor appointed Minamoto no Yoritomo Seii Taishogun by edict. |
| AD 1221 | Dai Nihonshi (Great History of Japan) | In the Jōkyū Incident, the Eastern army captured Kyoto. |
| AD 1221 | Dai Nihonshi (Great History of Japan) | After the Jōkyū Incident, the Hōjō clan set up a bureau (fu) at Rokuhara and took control of governance in Kyoto and the western provinces. |
| AD 1235 | Dai Nihonshi (Great History of Japan) | Enryaku-ji and Kōfuku-ji quarreled over Kiyomizu-dera, an affiliated temple, and were about to fight. |
| AD 1242 | Masukagami | Word spreads that the son of the Awa-no-in will be placed on the throne (Ninji 3, 1st month, day 19) |
| AD 1244 | Masukagami | Yoritsune (the Eastern Dainagon) hands the shogunate to his son and returns to the capital |
| AD 1266 | Masukagami | Shogun Prince Munetaka suddenly comes up from Kamakura to Kyoto and stays at the northern residence of Rokuhara |
| AD 1267 | Masukagami | The Chugu gives birth to a boy (thought to connect with the "Kinjo no Wakamiya" in line 73 below) |
| AD 1268 | Masukagami | The Kinjo's Wakamiya receives the imperial prince edict on the 26th of the 6th month and becomes Crown Prince on the 25th of the 8th month |
| AD 1268 | Masukagami | On the 5th of the 10th month the Ichi-no-in visits Kameyama-dono and takes the tonsure that night |
| AD 1272 | Masukagami | Go-Saga dies at age 53, 2nd month, day 17, Hour of the Rooster |
| AD 1272 | Masukagami | After Go-Saga's death the court splits between the "Ingata" and "Uchigata" factions |
| AD 1274 | Masukagami | 1st month, day 26: the throne passes to the Crown Prince; the new emperor is 8 (line 118, "Hachi ni narasetamaeba") |
| AD 1274 | Masukagami | The planned procession on the 19th of the 11th month and Gosechi starting on the 20th are cancelled because of the Mongol alarm; no Daijoe kagura either |
| AD 1278 | Masukagami | Around the 10th month another fire breaks out at the Nijo Dairi, a major conflagration |
| AD 1283 | Masukagami | 1st month, day 6: the Hiyoshi shrine's mikoshi enters the capital because no imperial ruling was issued on their petition |
| AD 1287 | Masukagami | 10th month: Go-Uda abdicates; the Crown Prince (Fushimi, by inference) accedes and the retired emperor's authority shifts |
| AD 1288 | Masukagami | 3rd month, day 15: the enthronement is held at the government office |
| AD 1290 | Masukagami | On the night of the 9th of the 3rd month, 3 or 4 warriors on horseback burst into the inner palace; the emperor and crown prince flee, and the ringleader Asahara kills himself |
| AD 1290 | Masukagami | Early 9th month: the Naka-no-in takes the tonsure and copies sutras such as the Nyoho-kyo at Zenrin-ji-dono |
| AD 1298 | Masukagami | 7th month, day 22: abdicates in favor of the Crown Prince and steps down |
| AD 1301 | Masukagami | 1st month, day 21: the Crown Prince accedes; a Kamakura (eastern) envoy had come up beforehand (line 297) |
| AD 1305 | Masukagami | Dawn of the 15th of the 9th month: Retired Emperor Kameyama dies at Kameyama-dono (text: "Kameyama-dono e utsurasetamai") |
| AD 1309 | Zoku Shigushō | Three Hie mikoshi enter the capital over a petition by the monks of Enryaku-ji |
| AD 1309 | Zoku Shigushō | The retired emperor moves the Gojishin-den to Daikaku-ji and installs the statue of the Hakuzo-o deity |
| AD 1309 | Zoku Shigushō | Daijo-daijin Saneie dismissed, followed by the appointment ceremony (Shinji Daijo-daijin, Kahei Sadaijin, Toshihira Udaijin, Kyohei Naidaijin) |
| AD 1309 | Zoku Shigushō | Gyoko for the Daijoe misogi: from the government office to the Kawara temporary palace |
| AD 1309 | Zoku Shigushō | Enryaku-ji monks enter the capital bearing the seven Hie shrines' mikoshi and abandon them at the barricade |
| AD 1310 | Zoku Shigushō | With the Hie mikoshi in the capital, the New Year ceremony, the Sechie and the Kenshō appointment titles are suspended |
| AD 1310 | Zoku Shigushō | The Hie mikoshi return to their original seat (kiza) |
| AD 1310 | Zoku Shigushō | Daijo-daijin Nobutsugu submits a resignation memorial (12/13), then Fuyuhira becomes Daijo-daijin (12/15) |
| AD 1311 | Zoku Shigushō | The Retired Emperor's illness postpones the Hakko at Chogo-do; an epidemic spreads, called "Dengaku disease" by the people |
| AD 1311 | Zoku Shigushō | Epidemic in the provinces around the capital, popularly called the "three-day sickness" |
| AD 1311 | Zoku Shigushō | The emperor, at 15, receives the regent's memorial returning power (fukuheki-hyo); regent Fuyuhira becomes kampaku |
| AD 1311 | Zoku Shigushō | Former Daijo-daijin Nobutsugu takes the tonsure (rakushoku); that night a fire at Omiya-mon-tei burns the residence of Hosshoji-zen-Chunagon Masafuji |
| AD 1311 | Zoku Shigushō | The era name is changed from Enkyo to Ocho, citing the epidemic across the realm |
| AD 1312 | Zoku Shigushō | The era name is changed from Ocho to Showa, citing natural disasters and anomalies |
| AD 1324 | Masukagami | Mino warriors including Toki Juro hiding near Shijo are raided and arrested by Rokuhara troops (Shochu Incident) |
| AD 1330 | Taiheiki | Three monks, Enkan, Bunkan and Juen, are arrested at Rokuhara |
| AD 1331 | Masukagami | Go-Daigo slips out of the inner palace secretly (night of the 24th of the 8th month, taking only the three regalia) |
| AD 1331 | Masukagami | 10th month, day 3: captured and brought back to the capital in a palanquin (ajiro-goshi) |
| AD 1332 | Masukagami | 3rd month, day 7: leaves Kyoto on the road into exile in Oki |
| AD 1332 | Taiheiki | Fujiwara no Kimitaka? No -- Emperor Komyo (Jimyoin line) accedes at age 19, son of a mother of Fujiwara lineage (vol. 5, 31) |
| AD 1333 | Masukagami | 6th month, day 6: returns to the inner palace via To-ji (Hoki to Kyoto) |
| AD 1333 | Masukagami | 6th month, day 13: Prince Daito (Moriyoshi) enters the capital and is soon given the edict naming him shogun |
| AD 1333 | Taiheiki | 3rd month, day 12: western forces set fire to over 30 places including Yodo, Akai and Yamazaki. Rokuhara tries to defend the Katsura River but Akamatsu's force crosses it, wins a great victory and presses into Kyoto itself |
| AD 1333 | Taiheiki | Emperor Go-Daigo returns from To-ji to the Nijo Dairi (Ko Shi Ko Takauji appointed Chibukyo) |
| AD 1334 | Dai Nihonshi (Great History of Japan) | In the Kenmu Incident, the Eastern army captured Kyoto. |
| AD 1335 | Dai Nihonshi (Great History of Japan) | In Kenmu 2, when Ashikaga Takauji rebelled, Prince Sonryō passed Sanjō-gawara in Kyoto on his way out to suppress the rebels. |
| AD 1335 | Dai Nihonshi (Great History of Japan) | Ashikaga Takauji and Tadayoshi raised an army and rebelled, and the rebel army captured Kyoto. |
| AD 1335 | Dai Nihonshi (Great History of Japan) | Takauji enthroned a Northern Court emperor and camped at Muromachi to oppose the royal forces. |
| AD 1335 | Taiheiki | Saionji Kinmune's plan for an uprising linked with Hojo remnants is discovered; he is surrounded and arrested at Kitayama-dono (later executed) |
| AD 1336 | Dai Nihonshi (Great History of Japan) | In Engen 1, Ashikaga Takauji invaded the capital, and Prince Kanenaga followed the emperor to Enryaku-ji. |
| AD 1336 | Taiheiki | Enryaku-ji's force and the Nitta and Nijo armies enter from the north of Kyoto and fight Ashikaga's army at To-ji (part of the city is burned) |
| AD 1336 | Taiheiki | Emperor Go-Daigo ends his holding out at Enryaku-ji and returns to the palace by the Imaji road |
| AD 1336 | Taiheiki | Retired Emperor Kogon reascends the throne (choso) on the 10th of the 6th month of Kenmu 3 -- placed on the throne by Ashikaga's side |
| AD 1336 | Taiheiki | Ashikaga Takauji, in the appointments of the 5th of the 11th month, becomes Senior Third Rank, Dainagon and Seii Taishogun (his brother Tadayoshi becomes Vice-Shogun of Japan) |
| AD 1336 | Taiheiki | The Hon-in slips into To-ji, and Takauji designates the To-ji main hall as the imperial residence, establishing the Jimyoin imperial line |
| AD 1336 | Taiheiki | Takauji enters the capital with what the text calls "800,000 horsemen"; the text says there was no resistance on the court side since the retired emperor and many princes of Jimyoin had already slipped away to Mt. Hiei |
| AD 1342 | Taiheiki | Fire at the pagoda of Hosshoji in Rokujo; the Kondo, lecture hall and others burn down completely |
| AD 1345 | Taiheiki | 8th month, day 29: Tenryu-ji dedication. Takauji and Tadayoshi attend with processions of hundreds of horsemen; the retired emperor makes an imperial visit the next day |
| AD 1349 | Taiheiki | Fire at Kiyomizu-dera; the main hall, Amida hall, tower gate, stage and more burn completely |
| AD 1349 | Taiheiki | The temporary viewing stand for dengaku at Shijo Kawara collapses, with many casualties |
| AD 1349 | Taiheiki | Ko no Moronao's large army surrounds the shogun's residence. Tadayoshi concedes at the price of exiling Uesugi and Hatakeyama |
| AD 1349 | Taiheiki | Ko no Moronao and Moroyasu surround the shogun's residence, drive out Uesugi Izu-no-kami and Hatakeyama Okura-shoyu, and have them executed in exile |
| AD 1349 | Taiheiki | Ashikaga Yoshiakira comes up from Kamakura to the capital and takes charge of government. Real power lies with Ko no Moronao |
| AD 1350 | Taiheiki | Ashikaga Takauji sets out west for Chugoku with Ko no Moronao and over 8,000 horsemen to subdue Tadafuyu |
| AD 1350 | Taiheiki | Jimyoin's inzen: appoints Takauji Chinjufu Shogun and orders the subjugation of the rebel (Tadayoshi) |
| AD 1367 | Taiheiki | Over the Nanzen-ji new barrier issue, the Onjo-ji monks rise and lodge a collective appeal (goso) with the court and bakufu |
| AD 1367 | Taiheiki | During the Saisho-ko, monks of Nanto and Hokurei clash in the south court of the Shishinden; eight monks including the Nanto-side Tegai jiju die |
| AD 1367 | Taiheiki | Seii Taishogun Ashikaga Yoshiakira dies at 38. Cremated on 12/12 and buried at Toji-in |
| AD 1392 | Dai Nihonshi (Great History of Japan) | Unification of the Northern and Southern Courts: Emperor Go-Kameyama handed the sacred regalia to Go-Komatsu, and Yoshimitsu persuaded the Northern Court. |
| AD 1392 | Rai Sanyō, Nihon Gaishi | Yoshimitsu, with a full imperial procession, left Yoshino and stayed at Daikaku-ji, and handed the sacred regalia to Emperor Go-Komatsu (the alternation of the two lines). |
| AD 1441 | Rai Sanyō, Nihon Gaishi | Akamatsu Mitsusuke hid 300 armed men in his house and invited Yoshinori, killing him during the banquet. |
| AD 1507 | Rai Sanyō, Nihon Gaishi | In the 6th month, on the night Hosokawa Masamoto entered the bathroom after purification, he was stabbed to death by his retainer Tokura. |
| AD 1553 | Rai Sanyō, Nihon Gaishi | Nagao Terutora (later Kenshin) entered the capital via Hokuriku with 2,000 troops, first visited the palace, then had an audience with Shogun Ashikaga Yoshiteru. |
| AD 1568 | Rai Sanyō, Nihon Gaishi | Nobunaga entered Kyoto and lodged Yoshiaki at Kiyomizu-dera, while he himself camped at Higashi-Fukuji. |
| AD 1582 | Rai Sanyō, Nihon Gaishi | Oda Nobunaga was killed by his retainer Akechi Mitsuhide (6th month). The text gives no location for the event. |
| AD 1582 | Rai Sanyō, Nihon Gaishi | In the 6th month Akechi Mitsuhide attacked Nobunaga at Honno-ji with Tamba troops and killed him. |
| AD 1582 | Ōta Gyūichi, Shinchō Kōki | Nobunaga went up to Kyoto, leaving the main castle at Azuchi to the caretaker retainers. He was due to set out for the Chugoku right after. |
| AD 1586 | Rai Sanyō, Nihon Gaishi | A wooden Great Buddha (16 jo tall) was built at Hoko-ji in Kyoto, employing tens of thousands of workers. |
| AD 1590 | Griffis, Corea, the Hermit Nation | A Korean embassy left Seoul with Yoshitoshi's party for Kyoto, arriving in the summer of 1590. |
| AD 1591 | Griffis, Corea, the Hermit Nation | In Kyoto they were granted an audience with Hideyoshi. His reply letter was so arrogant that the envoys sent it back several times. |
| AD 1600 | Rai Sanyō, Nihon Gaishi | In early 10th month Ishida Mitsunari, Konishi Yukinaga and Ankokuji Ekei were beheaded at Rokujo-gawara. Nagatsuka Masaie's head was displayed at Sanjo. |
| AD 1603 | Rai Sanyō, Nihon Gaishi | In the 2nd month the emperor appointed Ieyasu Seii Taishogun. He went to court on the 22nd of the 2nd month to receive the appointment. |
| AD 1615 | Rai Sanyō, Nihon Gaishi | Chosokabe Morichika was beheaded at the Rokujo riverbank in Kyoto. |
| AD 1623 | Rai Sanyō, Nihon Gaishi | The heir Iemitsu entered Kyoto, and shogun Hidetada resigned his post by memorial. |
| AD 1623 | Zoku Shigushō | Iemitsu receives the imperial decree appointing him Seii Taishogun; his father Hidetada yields the post |
| AD 1623 | Zoku Shigushō | Nyogo Kazuko gives birth to a princess, Onna-ichi-no-miya (a note under year 5 in the text says "Meisho-in") |
| AD 1623 | Zoku Shigushō | Tokugawa Iemitsu receives the decree appointing him Seii Taishogun and other offices (inherited from his father Hidetada) |
| AD 1624 | Zoku Shigushō | The era name is changed from Genna to Kan'ei (per the calendar reform) |
| AD 1624 | Zoku Shigushō | Nyogo Minamoto no Kazuko (Hidetada's daughter) is formally installed as Chugu |
| AD 1624 | Zoku Shigushō | Hidetada's daughter Minamoto no Kazuko, a nyogo, is installed as Chugu |
| AD 1625 | Zoku Shigushō | A Korean embassy (Chosen-kyaku) comes up from Musashi and enters the capital |
| AD 1626 | Zoku Shigushō | Former shogun Hidetada comes to Kyoto as Minister of the Right |
| AD 1626 | Zoku Shigushō | Iemitsu comes to Kyoto as Naidaijin |
| AD 1626 | Zoku Shigushō | Hidetada appointed Daijo-daijin and Iemitsu Sadaijin (ninjin senge) |
| AD 1626 | Zoku Shigushō | The Chugu gives birth to a prince, Wakamiya (the entry for the 25th of the 11th month names Prince "Takahito") |
| AD 1628 | Zoku Shigushō | Flood of the Kamo River: water covers the area from Shinnyo-do through Kyogoku-dori and on to Kabura-dera, turning it into a river |
| AD 1629 | Zoku Shigushō | Fire at Kiyomizu-dera. The Okuno-in burns down entirely; the main image is carried to safety |
| AD 1629 | Zoku Shigushō | Emperor Go-Mizunoo abdicates in favor of Onna-ichi-no-miya (Okiko, age 7) — Empress Meisho receives the succession |
| AD 1630 | Zoku Shigushō | Chuwamon-in (Sakiko, consort of Retired Emperor Go-Yozei) dies; the realm is placed under ritual defilement (shoku-e) |
| AD 1630 | Zoku Shigushō | Enthronement ceremony of Empress Meisho (Shishinden) |
| AD 1630 | Zoku Shigushō | Anchin goma begins at the newly built Sento Shimogosho (later the site of Sakuramachi-dono) |
| AD 1630 | Zoku Shigushō | The retired emperor (Go-Mizunoo) moves from the temporary Sendo at the north hall of the imperial palace to the new Sento Shimogosho. Tofukumon-in also goes there |
| AD 1631 | Zoku Shigushō | Reconstruction of Kiyomizu-dera begins (to be completed in the 11th month of Kan'ei 10), directed by Iemitsu |
| AD 1633 | Zoku Shigushō | Chion-in's halls and pagodas are entirely burned (fire started in the hojo) |
| AD 1635 | Zoku Shigushō | Great storm: trees snapped, Kamo River flood breaks embankments, water 3 to 4 shaku deep on level ground in the city, three pillars of Sanjo Bridge toppled, Yodo Bridge washed away, Taga Shrine in Omi collapses |
| AD 1681 | Tokugawa Jikki (True Records of the Tokugawa) | Era changed to Tenna 1: the change was made in Kyoto on the 29th of last month, replacing Enpō 9 with Tenna 1. |
| AD 1687 | Tokugawa Jikki (True Records of the Tokugawa) | 21st: great windstorm in Kyoto. Metsuke Miyazaki Zenbe was rushed out to inspect, and the Nara and Yamada magistrates were also dispatched. |
| AD 1692 | Tokugawa Jikki (True Records of the Tokugawa) | A report arrives that the great Kyoto fire destroyed many court noble residences within the Onitsuiji, including Shōren-in. |
| AD 1696 | Tokugawa Jikki (True Records of the Tokugawa) | Honin, imperial princess and daughter of Go-Mizunoo, died (reported by the Kyoto office). Her mother was Tōfuku-mon'in. |
| AD 1704 | Tokugawa Jikki (True Records of the Tokugawa) | In thanks for prayers offered at Kinrin, Sendō and Naishidokoro during last year's great earthquake, an envoy of thanks (goshashi) was sent; Yokose Sadaaki received the order. |
| AD 1708 | Tokugawa Jikki (True Records of the Tokugawa) | The shogunate ordered the minting of large coins (daisen) at the Kyoto Zeniza. One daisen was set equal to ten of the former coins (shinsen); they were to circulate mixed with the shinsen from the fourth month. Counterfeiting was punished. |
| AD 1708 | Tokugawa Jikki (True Records of the Tokugawa) | A fire near Aburanokōji in Kyoto spread, fanned by the wind, and burned the Daidairi, the Tōgū and the Nyoin-gosho all down. The emperor, the crown prince and the empress were moved to the residence of Konoe Motohiro; the retired emperor to that of Ichijō Kanekaori. |
| AD 1882 | Griffis, Corea, the Hermit Nation | Two high Korean officials visited Japan in April. In Nagasaki they were troubled by rumors of a loan, but went on to Kyoto and Tokyo. |