Year in Japan

593 in Japanese History

1 recorded entry for this year. It falls in the Asuka period (飛鳥時代, 538 – 710).

What happened 出来事

Shitennō-ji Temple 四天王寺 · Buddhist temple — Built in 593 A.D., this famous Buddhist temple features a five-story pagoda, statues and turtle pond

Reading the year 593 in Japanese

Japanese sources from this period date events by era name, not by the Western calendar. 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 593年 (593ねん) in modern Japanese. Browse the full timeline to see where this year sits in the wider arc, or the 6th century for its neighbours.