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==Timeline of 1886==
==Timeline of 1886==
*1886/1/28 A formal [[Convention of Japanese Immigration]] is signed with [[Hawaii]], retroactively covering the immigrants who traveled to Hawaii the previous year.
*1886/1/28 A formal [[Convention of Japanese Immigration]] is signed with [[Hawaii]], retroactively covering the immigrants who traveled to Hawaii the previous year.
*1886/4 A temporary "Japanese [Crafts] Village," where artisans in traditional clothing demonstrate traditional craft techniques and designs, is established in [[Sydney]], [[Australia]]. Others are established in at least six other Australian cities between July 1886 and July [[1887]].
*1886/10 [[Meiji Gakuin University]] is established.
==Other Events of 1886==
==Other Events of 1886==
*[[Ando Taro|Andô Tarô]] arrives in Honolulu as the first Japanese Consul General in Hawaii.
*[[Ando Taro|Andô Tarô]] replaces [[Nakamura Jiro|Nakamura Jirô]] as Japanese Consul in Hawaii.
*[[Bunkio Matsuki]] leaves for China.
*[[Bunkio Matsuki]] leaves for China.
*Three prefectures are combined to form [[Hokkaido|Hokkaidô-chô]], or "The Department of Hokkaidô."
*Three prefectures are combined to form [[Hokkaido|Hokkaidô-chô]], or "The Department of Hokkaidô."
*The Japanese Red Cross is established.
*The Japanese Red Cross is established.
*[[Merriman Harris]] returns home to San Francisco, after nearly 20 years in Japan.
*[[Merriman Harris]] returns home to San Francisco, after nearly 20 years in Japan.
*Mitatsuchi Rubber Company is founded, and establishes the first modern [[rubber]] factory in Japan.
*[[Mutsu Hirokichi]] leaves for England, and begins his studies at Temple College in London.
*[[Mutsu Hirokichi]] leaves for England, and begins his studies at Temple College in London.
*[[Mutsu Munemitsu]] is appointed to a diplomatic post after a journey to Europe.
*[[Mutsu Munemitsu]] is appointed to a diplomatic post after a journey to Europe.
===Births and Deaths===
===Births and Deaths===
*Daguerrotypist and member of the [[Matthew Perry|Perry Expedition]] [[Eliphalet Brown Jr.]] dies (b. [[1816]]).
*Daguerrotypist and member of the [[Matthew Perry|Perry Expedition]] [[Eliphalet Brown Jr.]] dies (b. [[1816]]).
*[[Hiratsuka Raicho|Hiratsuka Raichô]] is born (d. 1971).
*[[Ishihara Kanji]] is born (d. 1949).
*[[Ishihara Kanji]] is born (d. 1949).
*''[[Shin hanga]]'' artist [[Natori Shunsen]] is born (d. 1969).
*''[[Shin hanga]]'' artist [[Natori Shunsen]] is born (d. 1969).