Year in Japan

931 in Japanese History

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

Era name: Jōhei 承平 (year 1 of the era)

What happened 出来事

Jōhei 承平 · Japanese era name — Japanese era from 931 to 938

Reading the year 931 in Japanese

Japanese sources from this period date events by era name, not by the Western calendar. 931 corresponds to Jōhei 承平 (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 931年 (931ねん) in modern Japanese. Browse the full timeline to see where this year sits in the wider arc, or the 10th century for its neighbours.