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Manji 4 (万治四年) / Kanbun 1 (寛文元年)

Asai Ryôi's Ukiyo monogatari is published, marking the first use of the term ukiyo written with the kanji for "floating world" (浮世). His books Tôkaidô meishoki and Musashi abumi are also published.
Date Munekatsu of Ichinoseki han is accused of failing to suppress conflicts between his retainers, and has his domain taken away from him.
Ports in southern China are closed and residents moved away from the coast, in response to raids and pirate attacks by Ming loyalists based on Taiwan.
Ryôgoku Bridge is completed in Edo.
Shô Shôken travels to Kagoshima in order to request assistance for the reconstruction of the Seiden (main audience hall) of Shuri castle.
The Shunzhi Emperor dies and is succeeded by his son, who takes the Qing throne as the Kangxi Emperor.
Zen monk Ingen is given land by the Konoe family, and granted permission, to establish a new temple, Manpuku-ji.

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 *Ports in southern China are closed and residents moved away from the coast, in response to raids and pirate attacks by [[Ming loyalists]] based on [[Taiwan]].
 *[[Ryogoku Bridge|Ryôgoku Bridge]] is completed in [[Edo]].
-*[[Sho Shoken|Shô Shôken]] travels to [[Shuri]] in response to orders to see to the reconstruction of the ''seiden'' of [[Shuri castle]].
+*[[Sho Shoken|Shô Shôken]] travels to [[Satsuma han|Kagoshima]] in order to request assistance for the reconstruction of the ''Seiden'' (main audience hall) of [[Shuri castle]].
 *The [[Shunzhi Emperor]] dies and is succeeded by his son, who takes the Qing throne as the [[Kangxi Emperor]].
 *[[Zen]] monk [[Ingen]] is given land by the [[Konoe family]], and granted permission, to establish a new temple, [[Manpuku-ji]].