The reigning emperor was . The years of `` Genroku '' are generally considered to be the Golden Age of the Edo period .
During this time , the emperor was Higashiyama '' - tennō '' ( 東山天皇 ) The years of `` Genroku '' are generally considered to be the Golden Age of the Edo period .
In 1952 they gave the report General Education in School and College : A Committee Report which said to allow high school seniors to study college level material and to take achievement exams that allowed them to attain college credit for this work .