Editing Module:Jōwa (Heian period) (section)

==Events of the ''Jōwa'' era==
* '''834''' (''Jōwa 1''): Emperor Ninmyō planted a [[cherry tree]] near the [[shishinden]] to replace the tree [[Emperor Kanmu]] had planted at the time the capital was established in [[Kyoto]].<ref>Ponsonby-Fane, Richard A.B. (1956). ''Kyoto: the Old Capital of Japan,'' p. 63.</ref>
* '''834''' (''Jōwa 1''): [[Kūkai]] is given permission to establish a Shingon chapel at the Imperial Palace.<ref>Kukai. (1972). {{Google books|FGtbmTMf3r4C|''Kūkai: Major Works'' (S. Hakeda, editor), p. 59.|page=59}}</ref>
* '''June 11, 840''' (''Jōwa 7, 8th day of the 5th month'')<!-- NengoCalc 承和七年五月八日  -->: The former-Emperor Junna died at the age of 55.<ref name="b284"/>
* '''843''' (''Jōwa 10''): Work was completed on the multi-volume ''[[Nihon Kōki]]''.<ref>Nussbaum, "Nihon Kōki" in {{Google books|p2QnPijAEmEC|p. 709|page=709}}.</ref>

By the ''Jōwa'' era, the formality of male promotions (''Dansei jōi'') were announced by the seventh day of each new year, while those for women (''Onna jōi'') were announced on the eighth day.<ref>Ko, Dorothy '' et al.'' (2003). [https://books.google.com/books?id=XYUUPOgx6wYC  ''Women and Confucian Cultures in Premodern China, Korea, and Japan'', p. 74 n66.]</ref>