Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/November/November 17

November 17:

Events
 * 794 - Japanese Emperor Kanmu changes his residence from Nara to Kyoto.
 * 1183 - The Battle of Mizushima.
 * 1990 - Fugendake, part of the Mount Unzen volcanic complex, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, becomes active again and erupts.

Births
 * 1906 - Soichiro Honda (d. 1991), engineer and businessman, co-founded the Honda Motor Company
 * 1929 - Gorō Naya (d. 2013), actor and director
 * 1936 - Hisashi Igawa, actor
 * 1969 - Ryōtarō Okiayu, voice actor

Deaths
 * 641 - Emperor Jomei (b. 593)
 * 1600 - Kuki Yoshitaka (b. 1542), commander
 * 2014 - Rokurō Naya (b. 1932), voice actor