Year in Japan

1475 in Japanese History

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

Era name: Bunmei 文明 (year 7 of the era)

What happened 出来事

Daiju-ji Temple 大樹寺 · Buddhist temple — Buddhist temple located in Okazaki, Aichi, Japan

Reading the year 1475 in Japanese

Japanese sources from this period date events by era name, not by the Western calendar. 1475 corresponds to Bunmei 文明 (year 7 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 1475年 (1475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.