Shōka facts for kids

Shōka (正嘉) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Kōgen and before Shōgen. This period started in March 1257 and ended in March 1259. The reigning emperor was Go-Fukakusa-tennō (後深草天皇).

Events of the Shōka era

• 1257 (Shōka 1): A major epidemic was reported in this year.

Related pages

• Kamakura period

• National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection

Images for kids

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  Classical shōka arrangement from the Sōka Hyakki

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  Illustration of the principal lines used in seika, which are "heaven", "human", and "earth"

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  Coloured diagram of a hanging shōka, by the 40th headmaster Ikenobō Senjō, from the Sōka Hyakki (1820)

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  Coloured diagram of a festive shōka with the Three Friends of Winter, by the 42nd headmaster Ikenobō Senshō, from the Senshō Risshokashu (1878)

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  Arrangement of the Saga Go-ryū in front of a hanging scroll in a tokonoma. The branch to the right shows the silhouette of Mount Fuji

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  Formal shōka from the Ikenobō using a bronze vessel

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  Shōka from the Ikenobō using a bamboo vessel

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  Kakubana arrangement from Hanamichi Iemoto Mishō-ryū (花道家元未生流) using three bamboo vessels

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  Classical arrangement from the Saika-ryū (彩華流) with Salix koriyanagi willow

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  Modern Shōka from the Ikenobō