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==Timeline of 1889==
==Timeline of 1889==
*1889/1 The Imperial Court relocates from the [[Temporary Akasaka Palace]] to the newly completed palace at the center of [[Tokyo]], which is now for the first time officially designated an "[[Tokyo Imperial Palace|Imperial Palace]]" (''kyûjô'').
*1889/1 The Imperial Court relocates from the [[Kishu Tokugawa Edo mansion|Temporary Akasaka Palace]] to the newly completed palace at the center of [[Tokyo]], which is now for the first time officially designated an "[[Tokyo Imperial Palace|Imperial Palace]]" (''kyûjô'').
*1889/1/14 [[:Image:Goshinei.jpg|A new portrait]] of [[Emperor Meiji]] is sketched by [[Edoardo Chiossone]], on account of the emperor's refusal to be photographed.
*1889/1/14 [[:Image:Goshinei.jpg|A new portrait]] of [[Emperor Meiji]] is sketched by [[Edoardo Chiossone]], on account of the emperor's refusal to be photographed.
*1889/2/11 The [[Meiji Constitution]] is promulgated. Celebrations surrounding the promulgation constitute, perhaps, Japan's first modern, national, public ceremony of this sort.
*1889/2/11 The [[Meiji Constitution]] is promulgated. Celebrations surrounding the promulgation constitute, perhaps, Japan's first modern, national, public ceremony of this sort.
==Other Events of 1889==
==Other Events of 1889==
*Buddhist missionaries first arrive in [[Hawaii]].
*Buddhist missionaries first arrive in [[Hawaii]].
*Celebrations are held for the 300th anniversary of [[Tokugawa Ieyasu|Tokugawa Ieyasu's]] [[1590]] entry into [[Edo]].
*A group of former shogunate officials form the [[Edokai]], a historical revisionist group.
*Eiffel Tower is completed for the [[Paris Exhibition of 1889]], and becomes the tallest manmade structure in the world.
*Eiffel Tower is completed for the [[Paris Exhibition of 1889]], and becomes the tallest manmade structure in the world.
*Pencil drawing is replaced with brush painting in the nationwide education system.
*Pencil drawing is replaced with brush painting in the nationwide education system.