*1871/5/14 The government promulgates a decree stating that [[Shinto shrines]] constitute the rites<!--国家の宗祀--> of the State (that which esteems and enshrines the State).
*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.