Kenkyū

Kenkyū (建久) was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Bunji and before Shōji. This period spanned the years from April 1190 through April 1199. The reigning emperor was Go-Toba-tennō (後鳥羽天皇).

Change of era

  • 1190 Kenkyū gannen (建久元年): The new era name was created to mark an event or a number of events. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in Bunji 6, on the 14th day of the 8th month of 1185.
  • Events of the Kenkyū era

  • 1192 (Kenkyū 3, 13th day of the 3rd month): The former-Emperor Go-Shirakawa died at the age of 66. He had been father or grandfather to five emperors -- Emperor Nijō, the 78th emperor; Emperor Rokujō, the 79th emperor; Emperor Takakura, the 80th emperor; Emperor Antoku, the 81st emperor; and Go-Toba, the 82nd emperor.
  • 1192 (Kenkyū 3, 12th day of the 7th month): Minamoto Yoritomo is named commander-in-chief of the forces to fight the barbarians.
  • 1195 (Kenkyū 6, 4th day of the 3rd month): Shogun Yoritomo revisits the capital.
  • 1198 (Kenkyū 9, 11th day of the 1st month): In the 15th year of Go-Toba-tennō 's reign (後鳥天皇15年), the emperor abdicated; and the succession (senso) was received by his eldest son.
  • Podcasts:

    PLAYLIST TIME:

    One More Time

    by: Kenny G

    I lie half awake
    Late at night
    I reach out to touch you
    To feel you by my side
    And I reach
    And I reach
    But I never get to feel you
    Will I ever get to feel you again?
    Again...
    Just one more time
    One more moment
    To take you in my arms
    One more chance
    One more kiss
    Before I wake to find you gone
    One more time
    Before I have to face another day
    And my heart breaks...again
    It's only a dream
    But it's also real
    I don't want it to end
    But I know it will
    So I pray and I pray
    Every night I'm on my knees
    Begging for the chance to see you again
    Again…




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