1703 in Japan

Events in the year 1703 in Japan.

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