Hōei (宝永?) was a Japanese era name (年号 nengō?, "year name") after Genroku and before Shōtoku. This period spanned the years from March 1704 through April 1711. The reigning emperors were Higashiyama-tennō (東山天皇?) and Nakamikado-tennō (中御門天皇?).
Looking down towards the peak of Mt. Fuji and its central crater.
Distribution of volcanic cinders and ash falling across central Honshū after the eruption of Mt. Fuji in 1707 (Hoei 4).
The Hoei Crater, visible to the right of the peak of Mt. Fuji, was the location of the 1707 eruption that spewed ash as far as Edo.