Year in Japan

1459 in Japanese History

1 recorded entry for this year. It falls in the Muromachi period (室町時代, 1336 – 1573).

Era name: Chōroku 長禄 (year 3 of the era)

What happened 出来事

Hayashi Castle 林城 · Castle — Japanese castle in Matsumoto, Nagano prefecture. official residence of Shugo of Shinano province

Reading the year 1459 in Japanese

Japanese sources from this period date events by era name, not by the Western calendar. 1459 corresponds to Chōroku 長禄 (year 3 of the era). Years are written with 年 (ねん, nen) — so 1600 appears as 慶長5年, "the fifth year of Keichō".

The year itself is read 1459年 (1459ねん) in modern Japanese. Browse the full timeline to see where this year sits in the wider arc, or the 15th century for its neighbours.