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The era name Wadō (和銅, meaning "Japanese copper") was proclaimed in recognition of this welcome event in the initial months of Empress Gemmei's reign.
The seven female monarchs who reigned before Go-Sakuramachi were Suiko, Kōgyoku (Saimei), Jitō, Gemmei, Genshō, Kōken (Shōtoku), and Meishō.
Later, Empress Gemmei ordered Ō no Yasumaro to compile the Kojiki based on what Are had memorized.