was a after Meireki and before Kanbun. This period spanned the years from July 1658 through April 1661. The reigning emperor was .
Change of era
- 1658 : The era name was changed to mark a disastrous, great fire in Edo. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in Meireki 4, on the 23rd day of the 7th month.
The source of this era name comes from the Records of the Grand Historian: "When the common people know their place, then all under heaven is ruled" (衆民乃定、万国為治)
Events of the Manji era
- 1658 (Manji 1): In the aftermath of the Great Mereiki Fire, the shogunate organized four all-samurai, all-Edo firefighting squads.
- 1658 (Manji 1): Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu is born. Yoshiyasu will become Shōgun Tsunayoshi's favorite courtier and chief counselor.
- 1659 (Manji 2): In Edo, construction begins on the Ryōgoku Bridge (ryogokubashi).