Horeki

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A *rakan* beating a drum at Kita-in, a Buddhist temple in Japan.

Horeki (宝暦) = "Valuable Calendar"

My username is derived from Hōreki (宝暦), which was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō, lit. "year name") during the years from 1751 through 1764.

The nengō Hōreki means "Valuable Calendar" or "Valuable Almanac". This time frame was created retroactively by Emperor Momozono in 1754.