During the Edo period in Japan, which lasted from 1603 to 1868, era names or "nengō" (年号) were used to mark specific periods. Here are some examples of era names from this period:

1. Keichō (慶長): 1596-1615
2. Genna (元和): 1615-1624
3. Kan'ei (寛永): 1624-1644
4. Shōhō (正保): 1644-1648
5. Keian (慶安): 1648-1652
6. Jōō (承応): 1652-1655
7. Meireki (明暦): 1655-1658
8. Manji (万治): 1658-1661
9. Kanbun (寛文): 1661-1673
10. Enpō (延宝): 1673-1681
11. Tenna (天和): 1681-1684
12. Jōkyō (貞享): 1684-1688
13. Genroku (元禄): 1688-1704
14. Hōei (宝永): 1704-1711
15. Shōtoku (正徳): 1711-1716
16. Kyōhō (享保): 1716-1736
17. Genbun (元文): 1736-1741
18. Kanpō (寛保): 1741-1744
19. Enkyō (延享): 1744-1748
20. Kan'en (寛延): 1748-1751
21. Hōreki (宝暦): 1751-1764
22. Meiwa (明和): 1764-1772
23. An'ei (安永): 1772-1781
24. Tenmei (天明): 1781-1789
25. Kansei (寛政): 1789-1801
26. Kyōwa (享和): 1801-1804
27. Bunka (文化): 1804-1818
28. Bunsei (文政): 1818-1830
29. Tenpō (天保): 1830-1844
30. Kōka (弘化): 1844-1848
31. Kaei (嘉永): 1848-1854
32. Ansei (安政): 1854-1860
33. Man'en (万延): 1860-1861
34. Bunkyū (文久): 1861-1864
35. Genji (元治): 1864-1865
36. Keiō (慶応): 1865-1868

These names were used to denote periods during the reign of the emperor and often reflected the political, social, or cultural aspirations of the time.