Line 13:
Line 13:
*[[Nomura Fumio]]'s ''[[Marumaru Chinbun]]'' is first issued.
*[[Nomura Fumio]]'s ''[[Marumaru Chinbun]]'' is first issued.
*[[Kono Bairei|Kôno Bairei]] becomes head of the [[Shijo school|Shijô school]] upon the death of his master [[Shiokawa Bunrin]].
*[[Kono Bairei|Kôno Bairei]] becomes head of the [[Shijo school|Shijô school]] upon the death of his master [[Shiokawa Bunrin]].
+
*Kyoto and Kobe are connected by rail.
*Edward Sylvester Morse is invited to organize the Dept of Zoology at the new [[Tokyo Imperial University]].
*Edward Sylvester Morse is invited to organize the Dept of Zoology at the new [[Tokyo Imperial University]].
*Edward Sylvester Morse introduces Darwin's theories on natural selection and "the origin of species" to Japan.
*Edward Sylvester Morse introduces Darwin's theories on natural selection and "the origin of species" to Japan.