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| ==Timeline of 1883== | | ==Timeline of 1883== |
| + | *1883/7 The [[Rokumeikan]], designed by [[Josiah Conder]], is completed. |
| + | *1883/11/28 The Rokumeikan is officially opened. |
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| ==Other Events of 1883== | | ==Other Events of 1883== |
− | *[[Zensho-an]] temple established for the souls of those killed in the [[Meiji Restoration]].
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| *[[Bunkio Matsuki]] opens the first Japanese store in Boston, Massachusetts, and builds the first Japanese house in Salem, Massachusetts. | | *[[Bunkio Matsuki]] opens the first Japanese store in Boston, Massachusetts, and builds the first Japanese house in Salem, Massachusetts. |
| + | *The third issue of ''Dainihon bijutsu shinpô'' uses the term ''[[Nihonga]]'', marking the beginning of standard use of the term, particularly in describing works in traditional media (ink and mineral colors) as contrasted against ''[[yoga|yôga]]'' - Western-style works in oils. |
| + | *[[Electricity]] first becomes available to private commercial establishments. |
| + | *[[Lucius Foote]], the first US Ambassador to Korea, arrives in Korea. |
| + | *A Japanese delegation including [[Nagasaki Seigo]], [[Sugi Magoshichiro|Sugi Magoshichirô]], and [[Ishibashi Masakata]], attends the coronation of King [[Kalakaua]] of [[Kingdom of Hawaii|Hawaii]], and establishes a permanent consulate there. |
| + | *Krakatoa erupts in Indonesia, spewing ash into the atmosphere which has effects worldwide, affecting the color of the sky, climate/weather, etc. |
| + | *[[Percival Lowell]] accompanies the first Korean embassies to Western countries; in return, he is invited to spend three months at the court of [[Emperor Gojong]]. |
| + | *The [[military conscription]] law is revised, with an expansion of army & naval expenditures, in preparation, according to [[Yamagata Aritomo]], for war on the continent. |
| + | *Representatives of Japan attend the coronation of King [[Kalakaua]] of [[Hawaii]]. |
| + | *The [[Sino-French War]] breaks out. |
| + | *The [[Technical Art School]] in Tokyo is closed down. |
| + | *[[Uesugi Mochinori]] is succeeded as Governor of [[Okinawa Prefecture]] by [[Iwamura Michitoshi]]. |
| + | *[[Zensho-an]] temple is established for the souls of those killed in the [[Meiji Restoration]]. |
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| ===Births and Deaths=== | | ===Births and Deaths=== |
− | *[[George Sansom]], historian of Japan, born (d. 1965).
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| *1883/1/1 [[Hatoyama Ichiro|Hatoyama Ichirô]], future Prime Minister of Japan, born (d. 1959). | | *1883/1/1 [[Hatoyama Ichiro|Hatoyama Ichirô]], future Prime Minister of Japan, born (d. 1959). |
| *1883/2/15 [[Prince Kacho Hiroatsu]] dies (b. [[1875]]) | | *1883/2/15 [[Prince Kacho Hiroatsu]] dies (b. [[1875]]) |
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| *1883/11/12 [[Atsu-hime]], wife of [[Tokugawa Iesada]], dies (b. [[1836]]). | | *1883/11/12 [[Atsu-hime]], wife of [[Tokugawa Iesada]], dies (b. [[1836]]). |
| *1883/12/14 [[Ueshiba Morihei]], founder of [[aikido]], born (d. 1969). | | *1883/12/14 [[Ueshiba Morihei]], founder of [[aikido]], born (d. 1969). |
| + | *''[[Nihonga]]'' artist [[Hashimoto Kansetsu]] is born (d. 1945). |
| + | *[[Iwakura Tomomi]] dies (b. [[1825]]). |
| + | *''[[Shin hanga]]'' artist [[Kawase Hasui]] is born (d. 1957). |
| + | *[[Kita Ikki]] is born (d. 1937). |
| + | *[[George Sansom]], historian of Japan, born (d. 1965). |
| + | *Artist [[Takamura Kotaro|Takamura Kôtarô]] is born (d. 1956). |
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| [[Category:Meiji Period Timeline]] | | [[Category:Meiji Period Timeline]] |
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