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*1871/4/18 Horse riding is allowed among commoners.

*1871/4/18 Horse riding is allowed among commoners.

*1871/5/10 [[The New Currency Act]].

*1871/5/10 [[The New Currency Act]].

*1871/5/14 The government promulgates a decree stating that [[Shinto shrines]] offer the rites<!--国家の宗祀--> of the State.

*1871/5/14 The government promulgates a decree establishing a new shrine ranking system, abolishing hereditary priesthood, and stating that [[Shinto shrines]] are non-religious sites of reverence for the State<!--国家の宗祀-->.

*1871/8/29 [[Abolition of the han]]

*1871/8/29 [[Abolition of the han]]

*1871/11 [[Emperor Meiji]] is photographed for the first time, during an imperial visit to the Yokosuka Naval Yard.

*1871/11 [[Emperor Meiji]] is photographed for the first time, during an imperial visit to the Yokosuka Naval Yard.