Jōryaku

Jōryaku was a Japanese era name after Jōhō and before Eihō. This period spanned the years from November 1077 through February 1081. The reigning emperor was Emperor Shirakawa-tennō.

Change of Era

January 27, 1077 Jōryaku gannen: The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The previous era ended and the new one commenced in Jōhō 4, on the 17th day of the 11th month of 1077.

Events of the ''Jōryaku'' Era

1077 : Shirakawa went to the Kamo Shrines; and he visited Kiyomizu-dera and other Buddhist temples.1077 : Udaijin Minamoto no Morofusa died of an ulcer at the age of 70.1077 : The emperor caused Hosshō-ji to be built at Shirakawa in fulfillment of a sacred vow. This temple became only the first of a series of "sacred vow" temples to be created by Imperial decree. Hosshō-ji's nine-storied pagoda would become the most elaborate Imperial-sponsored temple structure ever erected up to this time.1079 : The emperor visited the Fushimi Inari-taisha at the foot of Mount Fushimi and the Yasaka Shrine.