Famine of the Choroku and Kansho eras

Japanese: 長禄･寛正の飢饉 - ちょうろくかんしょうのききん

A nationwide famine that began in 1459 (Choroku 3) and continued until 1461 (Kansho 2). Drought in the spring and summer of 1459 and a typhoon in the Kinai region on September 10th led to a famine that extended from the Kinai region to western Japan over the next year. The disruption of transport of goods from the eastern provinces due to conflict in the Kanto region and the impact of heavy rains and floods in April of the following year on wheat crops also contributed to this. Drought from spring to early summer, prolonged rains from May onwards, flooding, low temperatures and locust infestations also led to poor rice harvests nationwide in 1460, and devastation caused by war was added to the famine in Kawachi, Kii, Etchu and Echizen.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1459年(長禄3)に始まり61年(寛正2)まで続いた全国的飢饉。59年春夏の干ばつと9月10日の畿内への台風により，翌年にかけて畿内周辺から西日本一帯の飢饉となった。関東の争乱のため東国からの物資輸送が絶えたことや，翌年4月の大雨洪水による麦への打撃もこれに加わった。60年の米も春から初夏の干ばつ，5月以降の長雨，水害，低温，蝗害などで全国的に大凶作となり，河内，紀伊，越中，越前では兵乱による荒廃も加わった。

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