1702The Forty-Seven Ronin's Revenge and Ritual Suicide

Forty-seven rōnin attack Kira Yoshinaka and then commit sepp...
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🏺 End of the Jōmon Period

End of the Jōmon Period (-400)
Archaeology
JapanJapan

🏯 Beginning of the Kofun Period in Japan

538: Kofun era, the first part of the Kofun period in Japan.
Beginning of the Kofun Period in Japan (300)
ArchaeologySocial Hierarchy
JapanJapan

⚔️ The Forty-Seven Ronin's Revenge and Ritual Suicide

Forty-seven rōnin attack Kira Yoshinaka and then commit seppuku in Japan.
The Forty-Seven Ronin's Revenge and Ritual Suicide (1702)
SamuraiFeudal JapanLoyaltyTokugawa Shogunate
JapanJapan

🎭 Termination of the Genroku Era

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

🌋 Mount Fuji Erupts After Millennia of Inactivity

Mount Fuji erupts in Japan for the first time in 10000 years.
Mount Fuji Erupts After Millennia of Inactivity (1707)
VolcanoNatural DisasterEruptionEdo PeriodTokugawa ShogunateEnvironmental ImpactGeology
JapanJapan

👵 Kane Tanaka, Second Oldest Person, Dies at 119

April 19: Kane Tanaka, the second oldest verified person to have ever lived, dies at the age of 119.
Kane Tanaka, Second Oldest Person, Dies at 119 (2022)
LongevityAgingDemographicsSociety
JapanJapan