*1652/6 The shogunate bans ''wakashu [[kabuki]]''.
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*1652/6/20 Orders are issued for ''wakashu'' actors to have their forelocks shaved, the shogunate in essence banning ''wakashu [[kabuki]]''.
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*1652/9/18 The [[Joo era|Jôô era]] begins.
*1652/12 The shogunate orders closed all twelve kabuki and ''[[bunraku|ningyô jôruri]]'' theatres in Edo.
*1652/12 The shogunate orders closed all twelve kabuki and ''[[bunraku|ningyô jôruri]]'' theatres in Edo.
==Other Events of 1652==
==Other Events of 1652==
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*The [[First Anglo-Dutch War]] breaks out (continues until [[1654]]).
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*The [[Qing Dynasty]] sends a mission to [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû]] seeking resumption of [[tribute]]/[[Chinese investiture envoys|investiture]] relations. Ryûkyû delays on a response.
*[[Sho Shoken|Shô Shôken]] becomes head of Haneji ''[[magiri]]''.
*[[Sho Shoken|Shô Shôken]] becomes head of Haneji ''[[magiri]]''.
===Births and Deaths===
===Births and Deaths===
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*[[Asami Yasuda]] is born (d. [[1711]]).
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*[[Asami Keisai]] is born (d. [[1711]]).
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*[[Hanabusa Itcho|Hanabusa Itchô]] is born (d. [[1724]]).