*The ''[[hinin]]'', ''[[eta]]'', and other outcast classes are officially abolished.
*The ''[[hinin]]'', ''[[eta]]'', and other outcast classes are officially abolished.
*The [[Iwakura Mission]] departs Japan for the United States.
*The [[Iwakura Mission]] departs Japan for the United States.
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*The [[1871 Kyoto Exposition]]<!--京都博覧会--> is held at the ''[[shoin]]'' complex of [[Nishi Honganji]]. It is the first "modern" exposition (''[[hakurankai]]'') to be held in Japan.
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*The First [[Kyoto Exposition]]<!--京都博覧会--> is held at the ''[[shoin]]'' complex of [[Nishi Honganji]]. It is the first "modern" exposition (''[[hakurankai]]'') to be held in Japan.