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*The [[British Museum]] obtains the art collection of [[William Anderson]], and appoints him curator. | *The [[British Museum]] obtains the art collection of [[William Anderson]], and appoints him curator. | ||
*The [[Second Domestic Exposition]] is held. | *The [[Second Domestic Exposition]] is held. | ||
| + | *The [[Genyosha|Gen'yôsha]] (Black Ocean Society), an organization dedicated to lobbying for expansion into Korea, is founded. | ||
*King [[Kalakaua]] of [[Hawaii]] becomes the first reigning monarch of a foreign country to visit Japan freely (i.e. not as a prisoner). He meets with [[Emperor Meiji]], proposes Japanese immigration to Hawaii, and suggests a marriage between [[Princess Kaiulani]] and [[Prince Komatsu Akihito]] (ultimately, the Japanese reject this latter proposition). [[Nagasaki Seigo]] serves as Kalakaua's interpreter and is later awarded the Royal Order of Kalakaua. | *King [[Kalakaua]] of [[Hawaii]] becomes the first reigning monarch of a foreign country to visit Japan freely (i.e. not as a prisoner). He meets with [[Emperor Meiji]], proposes Japanese immigration to Hawaii, and suggests a marriage between [[Princess Kaiulani]] and [[Prince Komatsu Akihito]] (ultimately, the Japanese reject this latter proposition). [[Nagasaki Seigo]] serves as Kalakaua's interpreter and is later awarded the Royal Order of Kalakaua. | ||
*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]]. | ||
Revision as of 17:04, 19 November 2013
Meiji 14 (明治十四年)
Timeline of 1881
- 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.
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 Gen'yôsha (Black Ocean Society), an organization dedicated to lobbying for expansion into Korea, is founded.
- King Kalakaua of Hawaii becomes the first reigning monarch of a foreign country to visit Japan freely (i.e. not as a prisoner). He meets with Emperor Meiji, proposes Japanese immigration to Hawaii, and suggests a marriage between Princess Kaiulani and Prince Komatsu Akihito (ultimately, the Japanese reject this latter proposition). Nagasaki Seigo serves as Kalakaua's interpreter and is later awarded the Royal Order of Kalakaua.
- 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 home of artist Kobayashi Kiyochika, along with his possessions, is destroyed by fire.
- Ômura Shigenobu founds the Progressive Party (Kaishintô).
- 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
- Painter Kawakami Tôgai dies (b. 1827).
- Langdon Warner is born (d. 1955).
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