1703 ⟶ Chikamatsu's 'The Love Suicides at Sonezaki' Premieres

The Love Suicides at Sonezaki by Chikamatsu first performed
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✍️ Murasaki Shikibu Completes The Tale of Genji

1008: Japanese Lady Murasaki Shikibu writes The Tale of Genji.⟶
Murasaki Shikibu Completes The Tale of Genji (1001)
Heian PeriodJapanese LiteratureNovel
JapanJapan

✍️ Lady Murasaki Completes The Tale of Genji

– Lady Murasaki Shikibu writes her Japanese novel, The Tale of Genji.⟶
Lady Murasaki Completes The Tale of Genji (1021)
LiteratureJapanese LiteratureHeian PeriodNovelFictionClassical LiteratureCultural Influence
JapanJapan

🎭 Chikamatsu's 'The Love Suicides at Sonezaki' Premieres

The Love Suicides at Sonezaki by Chikamatsu first performed⟶
Chikamatsu's 'The Love Suicides at Sonezaki' Premieres (1703)
Edo PeriodKabukiDramaLiteratureTheater
JapanJapan

🎭 Termination of the Genroku Era

End of Japan's Genroku period.⟶
Termination of the Genroku Era (1704)
Edo PeriodSocietyArtsKabukiDecline
JapanJapan

🎭 Chushingura Puppet Play Composed

Chushingura (The Treasury of Loyal Retainers), popular Japanese puppet play, composed⟶
Chushingura Puppet Play Composed (1748)
Edo PeriodKabukiLoyaltyArt
JapanJapan

📖 Ueda Akinari Publishes 'Tales of Moonlight and Rain'

Ugetsu Monogatari (Tales of Moonlight and Rain) by Ueda Akinari⟶
Ueda Akinari Publishes 'Tales of Moonlight and Rain' (1776)
Japanese LiteratureEdo PeriodFictionClassical LiteratureLiterary Influence
JapanJapan