Ansei 5 (安政五年)
Timeline of 1858
- 1858/6/19 Harris Treaty of Amity and Commerce is signed between Japan and the United States.
- 1858/7/10 Dutch-Japanese Treaty of Amity and Commerce is signed between Japan and the Netherlands.
- 1858/7/11 Russo-Japanese Treaty of Amity and Commerce is signed between Japan and Russia.
- 1858/7/18 Anglo-Japanese Treaty of Amity and Commerce is signed between Japan and the United Kingdom.
- 1858/9/3 Franco-Japanese Treaty of Amity and Commerce is signed between Japan and France.
- 1858/9/5 Ansei Purges begin.
- 1858/10/1 Tokugawa Iemochi succeeds Tokugawa Iesada as shogun.
Other Events of 1858
- 1858 June - Treaty of Tientsin ends the Second Opium War.
- Morita-za kabuki theatre in Edo changes its name to incorporate the kanji for "protection".
- Fukuzawa Yukichi founds a school of Western learning which would later become Keiô University.
Births and Deaths
- 1858/1/25 Mikimoto Kôkichi, pioneer pearl farmer, is born (d. 1954).
- 1858 March 4 - Commodore Matthew Perry dies (b. 1794).
- 1858/5/24 Tokugawa Yoshinori, daimyô of Owari han, is born (d. 1875).
- 1858/7/6 Shogun Tokugawa Iesada dies (b. 1824).
- 1858/7/16 Shimazu Nariakira, daimyô of Satsuma han, dies (b. 1809).
- 1858/9/2 Yanagawa Seigan, poet, dies (b. 1789).
- 1858/10/27 Saitô Makoto, Imperial Japanese Navy admiral and Prime Minister of Japan, is born (d. 1936).
- 1858/12/5 Inoue Taisuke, nephew of Shinsengumi captain Inoue Genzaburô, is born (d. 1927).