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==Other Events of 1869==
==Other Events of 1869==
*The first [[Japanese music|brass band]] in Japan is formed in [[Satsuma han|Satsuma domain]].
*The [[Hokkaido Development Office]] is established.
*The [[Hokkaido Development Office]] is established.
*The ports of [[Niigata]] and [[Osaka]] are opened as [[treaty ports]].
*[[Tokushima castle]] is torn down.
*[[Tokushima castle]] is torn down.
*[[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.
*[[Kuhara Fusanosuke]], politician and founder of Hitachi, is born (d. 1965).
*[[Kuhara Fusanosuke]], politician and founder of Hitachi, is born (d. 1965).
*Painter [[Okakura Shusui|Okakura Shûsui]]<!--岡倉秋水--> is born (d. 1950).
*Painter [[Okakura Shusui|Okakura Shûsui]]<!--岡倉秋水--> is born (d. 1950).
*[[Utagawa Hiroshige II]] dies (b. [[1829]]).
*''[[Bunraku]]'' puppeteer [[Yoshida Bungoro|Yoshida Bungorô]] is born (d. 1962).
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