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*The ''[[Kabunakama]]'' are dissolved. | *The ''[[Kabunakama]]'' are dissolved. | ||
*The [[kabuki]] play ''[[Keian Taiheiki]]'', based on the events of the [[1651]] [[Keian Uprising]], debuts. | *The [[kabuki]] play ''[[Keian Taiheiki]]'', based on the events of the [[1651]] [[Keian Uprising]], debuts. | ||
| + | *[[Kusakabe Taro|Kusakabe Tarô]] (Rutgers) and [[Niijima Jo]] (Amherst) become the first Japanese to graduate from US colleges. | ||
*Many of the buildings at [[Marugame castle]] are destroyed by the Meiji government. | *Many of the buildings at [[Marugame castle]] are destroyed by the Meiji government. | ||
*[[William Griffis]] is invited by [[Matsudaira Shungaku]] to come teach physical science in Japan. He establishes a school on the American model in [[Fukui prefecture]] and remains there for a year. | *[[William Griffis]] is invited by [[Matsudaira Shungaku]] to come teach physical science in Japan. He establishes a school on the American model in [[Fukui prefecture]] and remains there for a year. | ||
Revision as of 01:25, 8 January 2014
Meiji 3 (明治三年)
Timeline of 1870
- 1870/1/5 The Meiji government outlaws tooth blackening (haguro) and the courtier custom of painted eyebrows.
- 1870/8/11 Atsu-hime moves to Ushigome-toyama from the Kii Tokugawa mansion in Akasaka.
Other Events of 1870
- Commoners are permitted to take on surnames; hereditary determination & other restrictions on occupation and residence are abolished.
- The Kabunakama are dissolved.
- The kabuki play Keian Taiheiki, based on the events of the 1651 Keian Uprising, debuts.
- Kusakabe Tarô (Rutgers) and Niijima Jo (Amherst) become the first Japanese to graduate from US colleges.
- Many of the buildings at Marugame castle are destroyed by the Meiji government.
- William Griffis is invited by Matsudaira Shungaku to come teach physical science in Japan. He establishes a school on the American model in Fukui prefecture and remains there for a year.
Births and Deaths
- 1870/4/4 Anthropologist Torii Ryûzô is born (d. 1953).
- Nishida Kitarô is born (d. 1945).
- Ôishi Kuwajirô of the Shinsengumi is executed (b. 1838).
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