950s in Japan

was a after Tenryaku and before Ōwa. This period spanned the years from October 957 through February 961. The reigning emperors was .

was a after Tengyō and before Tentoku. This period spanned the years from April 947 through October 957. The reigning emperor was .

the second imperial anthology of Japanese waka compiled in 951 at the behest of Emperor Murakami by the Five Men of the Pear Chamber, containing 1426 poems in 20 volumes