Kōji (Heian period)

Kōji was a Japanese era name after Eiji and before Ten'yō. This period spanned the year from April 1142 through February 1144. The reigning emperor was Emperor Konoe.

Change of Era

January 29, 1142 Kōji gannen: The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in Eiji 2, on the 28th day of the 4th month of 1142.

Events of the ''Kōji'' Era

1143 : Cloistered Emperor Go-Toba-in, now known by the title Daijō Tennō or Daijō Hōō or Hōō, visited his mother.1143 : Emperor Konoe passed his days praying at Tōdai-ji and also at the temples on Mount Hiei.