1703 in Japan

Events in the year 1703 in Japan.

← 1702 1701 1700 1703 in Japan → 1704 1705 1706
Decades:	1680s 1690s 1700s 1710s 1720s
See also:	Other events of 1703 History of Japan  • Timeline  • Years

Incumbents

• Monarch: Higashiyama
• King of Ryukyu Kingdom : Shō Eki

Events

• January 30 - The famed Forty-seven Samurai avenge their leader, Asano Naganori out of loyalty by attacking and killing Kira Kozuke no Suke Yoshinaka, despite being ordered not to. (Traditional Japanese Date: Fourteenth Day of the Twelfth Month, 1702)
• December 31 - The 1703 Genroku earthquake occurred on 2:00 local time, killing 2,300.

Births

• Fukuda Chiyo-ni

Deaths

• Kira Yoshinaka
• Ōishi Yoshio
• Horibe Yasubee