1740 in Japan

Events in the year 1740 in Japan.

← 1739 1738 1737 1740 in Japan → 1741 1742 1743
Decades:	1720s 1730s 1740s 1750s 1760s
See also:	Other events of 1740 History of Japan  • Timeline  • Years

Incumbents

• Monarch: Sakuramachi

Births

• September 23 - Empress Go-Sakuramachi (d. 1813)