*[[King Narai]] of [[Ayutthaya]] declares war on the [[English East India Company]].
*[[King Narai]] of [[Ayutthaya]] declares war on the [[English East India Company]].
*[[Ihara Saikaku]]'s ''[[Nanshoku okagami|Nanshoku ôkagami]]'' ("The Great Mirror of Male Love") is published.
*[[Ihara Saikaku]]'s ''[[Nanshoku okagami|Nanshoku ôkagami]]'' ("The Great Mirror of Male Love") is published.
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*Shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi revives the ''[[daijoe|daijôe]]'' custom, a private rite performed by each Emperor, in honor of his ancestors, just following his coronation.
*The first ''yakusha [[hyobanki|hyôbanki]]'' (actor critiques) is published.
*The first ''yakusha [[hyobanki|hyôbanki]]'' (actor critiques) is published.