1653

Jôô 2 (承応二年)

Timeline of 1653

• 1653/3 Bakufu permits reopening of Kabuki.
• 1653/8/5 Big typhoon hits Aki province. Death toll 5000.

Other Events of 1653

• Ryukyuan embassy to Edo.

Births and Deaths

• Chikamatsu Monzaemon, playwright, born (d. 1725).