(contemporarily written as 延寳) is the after Kanbun and before Tenna. This period spanned the years from September 1673 to September 1681. The reigning emperor was .

Change of era

  • 1673 : The new era of Enpō (meaning "Prolonged Wealth") was created to mark a number of disasters, including a great fire in Kyōto. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in Kanbun 14, on the ninth day of the 13th month.

Events of the Enpō era

  • 1673 (Enpō 1): There was a great fire in Heian-kyō.
  • 1673 (Enpō 1): The foundations for Mitsui financial success began with the opening of a dry good store in Edo.
  • May 10, 1674 (Enpō 2, 5th day of the 4th month)<!-- NengoCalc 延宝二年四月五日 -->: Ingen Ryūki, founder of the Ōbaku sect of Japanese Zen Buddhism, died at Manpuku-ji, a Buddhist temple which Ingen had founded at Uji, near Heian-kyō.
  • April 7, 1680 (Enpō 8, 8th day of the 3rd month)<!-- NengoCalc 延宝八年三月八日 --> : Tokugawa Ietsuna, the 4th shōgun of the Edo bakufu died; and his named successor, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, was ready to take his place as the 5th Tokugawa shōgun.