Jōkyō

Change of era

• 1684 Jōkyō gannen: The new era of Jōkyō was created to mark the start of a new cycle of the Chinese zodiac. The previous era ended and the new one commenced in Tenna 4, on the 21st day of the 2nd month.

Events of the ''Jōkyō'' era

• 1684 : A fire burned the Kyoto Imperial Palace to ashes. The reconstruction took a year.
• 1684 : Having met with success in Osaka's kabuki theater, Chikamatsu Monzaemon began to write plays for the kabuki audience in Heian-kyō. In part, his success stemmed from the way his work would sometimes mirror current happenings and contemporary urban characters.
• March 26, 1685 : The former Emperor Go-Sai died. A large comet appeared in the night sky.
• April 13, 1686 : Emperor Reigen abdicated in favor of his son, who become Emperor Higashiyama. After abdication, Reigen's new home was called the Sentō-gosho. The Jōkyō Uprising occurred in October.
• December 20, 1687 : The esoteric Daijō-sai ceremony, having been in abeyance since the time of Emperor Go-Kashiwabara—for nine reigns—was revived because of the bakufus insistence. This Shinto ritual is performed only once by each emperor during the enthronement ceremonies.