Kansei calendar explained

was a Japanese lunisolar calendar (genka reki).^[1] It was published in 1797.^[2]

History

The Kansei-reki system was the work of Takahashi Yoshitoki^[3] and Hazama Shigetomi.^[4]

Takahashi and Hazama used Western astronomy studies to modify the traditional calendar.^[4]

See also

• Japanese calendar
• Sexagenary cycle
• Kansei

External links

• National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar"

Notes and References

1. [Louis-Frédéric|Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric]
2. Nussbaum, "Kansei-reki" at p. 478; Orchiston, Wayne et al. (2011). Highlighting the History of Astronomy in the Asia-Pacific Region, p. 155.
3. Nussbaum, "Takahashi Yoshitoki" at p. 933.
4. Orchiston, Highlighting the History of Astronomy in the Asia-Pacific Region, p. 155.