1648

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Shôhô 5 (正保五年) / Keian 1 (慶安元年)

Timeline of 1648

Other Events of 1648

  • Akô castle in Harima province is completed.
  • The shogunate issues various edicts regulating the lives of commoners in Edo.
  • The shogunate bans kabuki actors and dancers from engaging in homosexual activity.
  • The shogunate bans screens from kabuki theatres, which had been installed to help high-ranking samurai and others visit discreetly.
  • The shogunate bans yuna (bathhouse girls) and male prostitutes.
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