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==Other Events of 1661==

==Other Events of 1661==

*[[Zen]] monk [[Ingen]] is given land by the [[Konoe family]], and granted permission, to establish a new temple, [[Manpuku-ji]].

*[[Asai Ryoi|Asai Ryôi]]'s ''[[Ukiyo monogatari]]'' is published, marking the first use of the term ''ukiyo'' written with the [[kanji]] for "floating world" (浮世).

*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]].

*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]].

*[[Ryogoku Bridge|Ryôgoku Bridge]] is completed in [[Edo]].

*[[Asai Ryoi|Asai Ryôi]]'s ''[[Ukiyo monogatari]]'' is published, marking the first use of the term ''ukiyo'' written with the [[kanji]] for "floating world" (浮世).

*[[Sho Shoken|Shô Shôken]] travels to [[Shuri]] in response to orders to see to the reconstruction of the ''seiden'' of [[Shuri castle]].

*[[Zen]] monk [[Ingen]] is given land by the [[Konoe family]], and granted permission, to establish a new temple, [[Manpuku-ji]].

===Births and Deaths===

===Births and Deaths===