1150s in Japan

civil war in Japan (1156–1156)

short civil war between rival subjects of the cloistered Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan in 1159

Japanese era from April 1156 to April 1159

was a after Hōgen and before Eiryaku. This period lasted from April 1159 until January 1160. The reigning emperor was .

was a after Ninpei and before Hōgen. This period spanned the years from October 1154 through April 1156. The reigning emperors were and .

, also romanized as Kyū-an, was a after ''Ten'yō and before Ninpei.'' This period spanned the years from July 1145 through January 1151. The reigning emperor was .

, also romanized as Nimpyō, was a after Kyūan and before Kyūju. This period spanned the years from January 1151 through October 1154. The reigning emperor was .

sixth imperial anthology of Japanese waka, compiled in the 1150s at the behest of the Emperor Sutoku by Fujiwara no Akisuke

1160 siege