Emperor Kazan (花山天皇, Kazan-tennō, November 29, 968 – March 17, 1008) was the 65th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Kazan's...

April 985. The reigning emperors were En'yū-tennō (円融天皇) and Kazan-tennō (花山天皇). February 16, 983 Eikan gannen (永観元年)]: The new era name was created to...

from April 985 through April 987. The reigning emperors were Kazan-tennō (花山天皇) and Ichijō-tennō (一条天皇). January 24, 985 Kanna gannen (寛和元年): The new era...

and Emperor Kinmei (r. 539–571), among others. The terms Tennō ('Emperor', 天皇), as well as Nihon ('Japan', 日本), were not adopted until the late 7th century...

referred to as Tennō Heika (天皇陛下, "His Majesty the Emperor") or Kinjō Tennō (今上天皇, "current emperor"). To call the current emperor by the current era name,...

the image that is enshrined in the present Nyorindō. In 988 Emperor Kazan (花山天皇) (968-1008) visited the Kumano area on his first pilgrimage and, being deeply...