Tenpo famine
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The Tenpo famine also known as the "Great Tenpo famine" (天保の大飢饉, Tenpo no daikikin) was a famine
which affected Tenpo
era Japan
. It is considered to have begun in 1833, and lasted until 1837
The famine was most severe in northern Honshū
and was caused by flooding and cold weather.
Famine
A famine is a widespread scarcity of food, caused by several factors including crop failure, overpopulation, or government policies. This phenomenon is usually accompanied or followed by regional malnutrition, starvation, epidemic, and increased mortality. Every continent in the world has...
which affected Tenpo
Tenpo
was a , also known as Tempō, after Bunsei and before Kōka. The period spanned the years from December 1830 through December 1844...
era Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It is considered to have begun in 1833, and lasted until 1837
The famine was most severe in northern Honshū
Honshu
is the largest island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Strait...
and was caused by flooding and cold weather.