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==Timeline of 1895==
==Timeline of 1895==
+*1895/1/31 The [[Kyoto Electric Railway]], the first electric railway (streetcars/trolleys) in Japan, begins operation.
*1895/2/16 [[Empress Shoken|Empress Shôken]] pays a visit to the wounded at the Tokyo Army Reserve Hospital.
*1895/2/16 [[Empress Shoken|Empress Shôken]] pays a visit to the wounded at the Tokyo Army Reserve Hospital.
+*1895/4/17 The [[Treaty of Shimonoseki]] ends the [[Sino-Japanese War]].
+*1895/4/23 [[Triple Intervention]]
+*1895/5/30 The [[Meiji Emperor]] parades through the streets of Tokyo, as part of an extensive triumphal military parade, the first such victory celebration to feature the Emperor himself.
+*1895/10/22 ''[[Jidai Matsuri]]'' (Festival of the Ages) is first held in Kyoto, on the supposed 1101st anniversary of [[Emperor Kammu]] establishing Heian (Kyoto) as the Imperial capital.
+*1895/11/18 It is declared that all areas of [[Taiwan]] have been successfully subjugated to Japan.
==Other Events of 1895==
==Other Events of 1895==
*Copies of a section of [[Frois' History of Japan]] is discovered in a library in Lisbon.
*Copies of a section of [[Frois' History of Japan]] is discovered in a library in Lisbon.
−*Hakubunkan begins publishing the magazines ''[[Taiyo|Taiyô]]'' and ''Bungei kurabu''.
+*[[Hakubunkan]] begins publishing the magazines ''[[Taiyo|Taiyô]]'' and ''Bungei kurabu''.
+*[[Heian Shrine]] is built and established.
*The Imperial government ceases use/control of [[Inuyama castle]].
*The Imperial government ceases use/control of [[Inuyama castle]].
+*[[Kubota Beisen]] and [[Kono Bairei|Kôno Bairei]] organize the "Exhibition of New and Old Art," the first major competitive art competition in Kyoto.
+*The [[Kyoto National Museum]] is completed.
*The Imperial family takes command of [[Nagoya castle]], up until then used by the [[Imperial army]], and repurposes it as a detached palace.
*The Imperial family takes command of [[Nagoya castle]], up until then used by the [[Imperial army]], and repurposes it as a detached palace.
−*[[Sino-Japanese War]] ends in Japanese victory.
+*The fourth [[Domestic Industrial Exposition]] is held in Kyoto, celebrating the city's (and the nation's) material, industrial, and technological progress.
===Births and Deaths===
===Births and Deaths===
+*1895/10/8 - [[Empress Myeongseong]] of Korea is murdered.
+*Imperial Prince [[Arisugawa Taruhito]] dies (b. [[1835]]).
+*Philosopher [[Feng Youlan]] is born (d. 1990).
*Print artist [[Hiratsuka Un'ichi]] is born.
*Print artist [[Hiratsuka Un'ichi]] is born.
−*Painter [[Kono Bairei|Kôno Bairei]]] dies (b. [[1844]]).
+*[[Nihonga]] painter [[Ikeda Yoson|Ikeda Yôson]] is born (d. 1988).
+*Painter [[Kono Bairei|Kôno Bairei]] dies (b. [[1844]]).
+*Artist [[Lilian Miller]] is born (d. 1943).
+*[[Prince Rinnoji|Prince Rinnôji]] dies (b. [[1846]]).
+*[[Sagi Gonnojo|Sagi Gonnojô]], the last official ''[[iemoto]]'' of [[Sagi school|Sagi kyôgen]]'', dies.
+*Painter [[Xu Beihong]] is born (d. 1953).
*[[Yamaguchi Naoki]] dies (b. [[1830]]).
*[[Yamaguchi Naoki]] dies (b. [[1830]]).