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*1881/1/5 Japanese ambassador to China [[Shishido Tamaki]]<!--宍戸璣--> informs the Chinese government that he considers the dispute over sovereignty over the [[Ryukyu Islands|Ryûkyû Islands]] to be settled. | *1881/1/5 Japanese ambassador to China [[Shishido Tamaki]]<!--宍戸璣--> informs the Chinese government that he considers the dispute over sovereignty over the [[Ryukyu Islands|Ryûkyû Islands]] to be settled. | ||
*1881/1/20 Shishido departs Peking. | *1881/1/20 Shishido departs Peking. | ||
| + | *1881/1/26 A fire breaks out in the Ryôgoku neighborhood of [[Tokyo]]; it is the largest fire of the entire [[Meiji period]]. | ||
*1881/3/4 King [[David Kalakaua|David Kalākaua]] of [[Hawaii|Hawaiʻi]] arrives in [[Yokohama]]. He becomes the first reigning monarch of a foreign country to visit Japan freely (i.e. not as a prisoner). During his 19-day stay in Japan, he meets with [[Emperor Meiji]], proposes Japanese immigration to Hawaii, and suggests a marriage between [[Princess Kaiulani]] and [[Prince Yamashina Sadamaro]] (ultimately, the Japanese reject this latter proposition). [[Nagasaki Seigo]] serves as Kalakaua's interpreter and is later awarded the Royal Order of Kalākaua. | *1881/3/4 King [[David Kalakaua|David Kalākaua]] of [[Hawaii|Hawaiʻi]] arrives in [[Yokohama]]. He becomes the first reigning monarch of a foreign country to visit Japan freely (i.e. not as a prisoner). During his 19-day stay in Japan, he meets with [[Emperor Meiji]], proposes Japanese immigration to Hawaii, and suggests a marriage between [[Princess Kaiulani]] and [[Prince Yamashina Sadamaro]] (ultimately, the Japanese reject this latter proposition). [[Nagasaki Seigo]] serves as Kalakaua's interpreter and is later awarded the Royal Order of Kalākaua. | ||
*1881/3/22 Kalākaua departs [[Nagasaki]] for [[Shanghai]]. | *1881/3/22 Kalākaua departs [[Nagasaki]] for [[Shanghai]]. | ||
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*The territory formerly defining [[Obama han]], previously a part of [[Shiga prefecture]], is absorbed into [[Fukui prefecture]]. | *The territory formerly defining [[Obama han]], previously a part of [[Shiga prefecture]], is absorbed into [[Fukui prefecture]]. | ||
*The ''ni-no-maru'' of [[Kanazawa castle]] is destroyed by fire. | *The ''ni-no-maru'' of [[Kanazawa castle]] is destroyed by fire. | ||
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*[[Omura Shigenobu|Ômura Shigenobu]] founds the [[Progressive Party]] (''Kaishintô''). | *[[Omura Shigenobu|Ômura Shigenobu]] founds the [[Progressive Party]] (''Kaishintô''). | ||
*[[Prince Albert]] and his younger brother [[George V|Prince George]] visit Japan. | *[[Prince Albert]] and his younger brother [[George V|Prince George]] visit Japan. | ||
Revision as of 00:30, 5 May 2015
Meiji 14 (明治十四年)
Timeline of 1881
- 1881/1 Construction begins on the Rokumeikan.
- 1881/1/5 Japanese ambassador to China Shishido Tamaki informs the Chinese government that he considers the dispute over sovereignty over the Ryûkyû Islands to be settled.
- 1881/1/20 Shishido departs Peking.
- 1881/1/26 A fire breaks out in the Ryôgoku neighborhood of Tokyo; it is the largest fire of the entire Meiji period.
- 1881/3/4 King David Kalākaua of Hawaiʻi arrives in Yokohama. He becomes the first reigning monarch of a foreign country to visit Japan freely (i.e. not as a prisoner). During his 19-day stay in Japan, he meets with Emperor Meiji, proposes Japanese immigration to Hawaii, and suggests a marriage between Princess Kaiulani and Prince Yamashina Sadamaro (ultimately, the Japanese reject this latter proposition). Nagasaki Seigo serves as Kalakaua's interpreter and is later awarded the Royal Order of Kalākaua.
- 1881/3/22 Kalākaua departs Nagasaki for Shanghai.
Other Events of 1881
- The British Museum obtains the art collection of William Anderson, and appoints him curator.
- The Second Domestic Exposition is held.
- The General Staff Office of the Imperial Japanese Army, a major public building in Tokyo designed by Giovanni Vincenzo Cappelletti, is completed.
- The Gen'yôsha (Black Ocean Society), an organization dedicated to lobbying for expansion into Korea, is founded.
- The Meiji Emperor declares he will establish a National Diet nine years later.
- The Meiji Emperor visits Hokkaidô.
- The territory formerly defining Obama han, previously a part of Shiga prefecture, is absorbed into Fukui prefecture.
- The ni-no-maru of Kanazawa castle is destroyed by fire.
- Ômura Shigenobu founds the Progressive Party (Kaishintô).
- Prince Albert and his younger brother Prince George visit Japan.
- The first Western-style songbook is published in Japan; it contains the original adaptation of "Auld Lang Syne" into Hotaru no hikari.
- The Tokyo National Museum opens in its current location, organized around a two-story brick building designed by Josiah Conder.
- Uesugi Mochinori succeeds Nabeshima Naoyoshi as Governor of Okinawa Prefecture.
Births and Deaths
- 1881/3/13 Emperor Alexander II of Russia is killed.
- Painter Kawakami Tôgai dies (b. 1827).
- Langdon Warner is born (d. 1955).
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