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*Kumamoto castle is destroyed.
*Kumamoto castle is destroyed.
*Kyoto and Kobe are connected by rail.
*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.
*[[Tanba Kameyama castle]] is torn down.
*[[Tanba Kameyama castle]] is torn down.
*[[Tokugawa Iesato]] leaves for England, for study.
*[[Tokugawa Iesato]] leaves for England, for study.
+*[[Tokyo Imperial University]] is established, with four faculties: a Faculty of Law, one of Medicine, one of Literature, and one of Physical Sciences.
*[[Tottori castle]] is demolished.
*[[Tottori castle]] is demolished.
