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→Other Events of 1869
*The Imperial capital is moved to [[Edo]], which is renamed [[Tokyo]].
*The Imperial capital is moved to [[Edo]], which is renamed [[Tokyo]].
*[[Prince Alfred]], Duke of Edinburgh, second son of [[Queen Victoria]], is the first British royal to visit Japan.
*[[Prince Alfred]], Duke of Edinburgh, second son of [[Queen Victoria]], is the first British royal to visit Japan.
*The Suez Canal opens.
*[[Y. Tsuchida]] becomes the first to manufacture cigarettes in Japan, but they do not catch on.
*[[Y. Tsuchida]] becomes the first to manufacture cigarettes in Japan, but they do not catch on.