Hōen Famine

Timeline

1. 1120–1125Provinces of Kinai and Tōkaidō · Kinki regionAbnormal climate and reduced agricultural output drove rice prices sharply up; local people were forced to sell children or flee, while manor lords and temples still insisted on collecting annual dues, intensifying social conflict.
2. 1126–1129Heian-kyō · Kyoto PrefectureUnder the Toba cloistered government the court issued relief edicts, reduced some taxes, and ordered provinces to open granaries, but enforcement was poor and the disaster was still not fundamentally alleviated in the early 1140s.