Year in Japan

874 in Japanese History

1 recorded entry for this year. It falls in the Heian period (平安時代, 794 – 1185).

Era name: Jōgan 貞観 (year 16 of the era)

What happened 出来事

Daigo-ji Temple 醍醐寺 · Buddhist temple — Shingon Buddhist temple in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan

Reading the year 874 in Japanese

Japanese sources from this period date events by era name, not by the Western calendar. 874 corresponds to Jōgan 貞観 (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 874年 (874ねん) in modern Japanese. Browse the full timeline to see where this year sits in the wider arc, or the 9th century for its neighbours.