Year in Japan

719 in Japanese History

1 recorded entry for this year. It falls in the Nara period (奈良時代, 710 – 794).

Era name: Yōrō 養老 (year 3 of the era)

What happened 出来事

Eisan-ji Temple 栄山寺 · Buddhist temple — Buddhist temple of the Shingi-Shingon sect dedicated to Bhaiṣajyaguru Buddha in Gojō, Japan

Reading the year 719 in Japanese

Japanese sources from this period date events by era name, not by the Western calendar. 719 corresponds to Yōrō 養老 (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 719年 (719ねん) in modern Japanese. Browse the full timeline to see where this year sits in the wider arc, or the 8th century for its neighbours.