Year in Japan

724 in Japanese History

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

Era name: Jinki 神亀 (year 1 of the era)

What happened 出来事

Jinki 神亀 · Japanese era name — Japanese era from 724 to 729
Chikurin-ji Temple 竹林寺 · Buddhist temple — Shingon temple in Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan, which is Temple 31 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgri
Hōgon-ji Temple 宝厳寺 · Buddhist temple — Buddhist temple in Shiga Prefecture, Japan

Reading the year 724 in Japanese

Japanese sources from this period date events by era name, not by the Western calendar. 724 corresponds to Jinki 神亀 (year 1 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 724年 (724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.