Year in Japan
1703 in Japanese History
3 recorded entries for this year. It falls in the Edo period (江戸時代, 1603 – 1868).
Era name: Genroku 元禄 (year 16 of the era)
What happened 出来事
- Andō Shōeki 安藤昌益 · Philosopher — Japanese philosopher
- Ki-en 柳沢淇園 · Painter — Japanese artist (1703-1758)
- Fukuda Chiyo-ni 加賀千代女 · Writer — Japanese writer (1703-1775)
Reading the year 1703 in Japanese
Japanese sources from this period date events by era name, not by the Western calendar. 1703 corresponds to Genroku 元禄 (year 16 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 1703年 (1703ねん) in modern Japanese. Browse the full timeline to see where this year sits in the wider arc, or the 18th century for its neighbours.