What the records say
- When
- 1782 – 1788
- Kind
- Famine
- Coordinates
- 35.00° N, 136.00° E
- Description
- famine which affected Japan during the Edo period
- Deaths
- 920000
Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.
Great Tenmei famine
Famine in Japan (1782–1788)
The Great Tenmei famine affected Japan during the Edo period. The famine was the deadliest one during the early modern period in Japan. It is considered to have begun in 1782 and lasted until 1788. It was named after the Tenmei era (1781–1789) during the reign of Emperor Kōkaku. The ruling shoguns during the famine were Tokugawa Ieharu and Tokugawa Ienari.
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