Enkyō (延享) was a after Kanpō and before Kan'en. This period spanned the years from February 1744 through July 1748. The reigning emperors were and .thumb|alt=(picture of Emperor Sakuramachi)|A picture of Emperor Sakuramachi
Change of era
- 1744 : The new era of Enkyō (meaning "Becoming Prolonged") was created to mark the start of a new 60-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in Kampō 4, on the
Events of Enkyō era
- 1744 (Enkyō 1): A great comet was visible in the sky for many months; this comet is likely to have been what is today identified as C/1743 X1 (De Cheseaux)....Click link for online Harvard-Smithsonian/NASA Astrophysics Data System
- 1745 (Enkyō 2): Tokugawa Ieshige became shōgun of the Edo bakufu.
- 1745 (Enkyō 2): First establishment of a market fair in the capital was to be found at the temple of Hirano, in the Ōmi province.