title: Tenpyō-hōji
text: was a  after Tenpyō-shōhō and before Tenpyō-jingo.  This period spanned the years from August 757 through January 765.   The reigning monarchs were .  and .
  
  Events of the Tenpyō-hōji era
  
   757 (Tenpyō-hōji 1): The new era began in the 8th month of Tenpyō-shōhō 9.
   760 (Tenpyō-hōji 4): Newly minted coins were put into circulation – each copper coin bearing the words Mannen Ten-hō, each silver coin bearing the words Teihei Genhō, and each gold coin bearing the words Kaiki Shōhō.
   26 January 765''' (Tenpyō-hōji 9, 1st day of the 1st month): In the 6th year of Junnin's reign, the emperor was removed from his role as monarch; and the succession (senso) was received by former-Empress Kōken. Soon after, Empress Shōtoku's reign was confirmed by ceremonies (sokui'').
  
  Related pages 
   Nara period
  
  References
  
  Other websites
   National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
  
  Japanese eras
  8th-century establishments in Japan
  8th-century disestablishments in Japan
  765 disestablishments
  757 establishments