Meiō

, also known as Mei-ō, was a after Entoku and before Bunki. This period spanned the years from through . Reigning emperors were and .

Change of era

• 1492 : The era name was changed to mark an event or a number of events. The old era ended and a new one commenced in Entoku 4.

Events of the Meiō era

• 1492 (Meiō 1, 8th month): Shōgun Yoshimura led an army against Takayori in Ōmi Province. He laid siege to Mii-dera. Takayori saved himself by escaping in the slopes of Mount Koka. Then, Shōgun Yoshimura returned to Heian-kyō.
• 1492 (Meiō 2, 1st month): The kampaku Ichijō Fuyuyoshi was named daijō-daijin.
• July 9, 1498 (Meiō 7, 20th day of the 6th month)<!-- NengoCalc 明応七年六月二十日 -->: Earthquake in the Enshū-nada Sea (), 6.4 .