1181 in Japan

Events in the year 1181 in Japan.

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Decades:	1160s 1170s 1180s 1190s 1200s
See also:	Other events of 1181 History of Japan  • Timeline  • Years

Incumbents

• Monarch: Antoku

Events

• January - The Imperial Capital moves from Fukuhara-kyō back to Heian-kyō

Deaths

• January 30 - Emperor Takakura (b. 1161)