*[[Tokugawa Mitsukuni]] begins writing ''[[Dai Nihon Shi]]'' (The Great History of Japan).
*[[Tokugawa Mitsukuni]] begins writing ''[[Dai Nihon Shi]]'' (The Great History of Japan).
*Reconstruction completed on [[Nishio castle]] in [[Mikawa province]].
*Reconstruction completed on [[Nishio castle]] in [[Mikawa province]].
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*The Chinese put into place ''[[qianjie]]''<!--遷界--> policies, removing residents from the coasts further inland, and suspending nearly all coastal activity.
*Shogunal regulations on sake brewing put into place.<!--酒造統制-->
*Shogunal regulations on sake brewing put into place.<!--酒造統制-->
*[[Yoshiwara|Shin-Yoshiwara]] pleasure district in Edo is established.
*[[Yoshiwara|Shin-Yoshiwara]] pleasure district in Edo is established.