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==Timeline of 1887==
==Timeline of 1887==
+*1887/1/25-2/24 The [[Meiji Emperor]] travels to Kyoto to pay his respects at his father's tomb, on the 20th anniversary of [[Emperor Komei|Emperor Kômei's]] death.
*1887/spring [[Ito Hirobumi|Itô Hirobumi]] holds a masked ball at his private residence in which he dresses as a Venetian doge; many misrepresent this as having taken place at the [[Rokumeikan]].
*1887/spring [[Ito Hirobumi|Itô Hirobumi]] holds a masked ball at his private residence in which he dresses as a Venetian doge; many misrepresent this as having taken place at the [[Rokumeikan]].
*1887/summer - Negotiations led by [[Inoue Kaoru]] with representatives of the Western powers over the revision of the [[Unequal Treaties]] are called off, after rumors of concessions offered by Inoue leak and are widely criticized within Japan.
*1887/summer - Negotiations led by [[Inoue Kaoru]] with representatives of the Western powers over the revision of the [[Unequal Treaties]] are called off, after rumors of concessions offered by Inoue leak and are widely criticized within Japan.
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*[[Queen Victoria]]'s [[Golden Jubilee]] is held in London, with [[Prince Komatsu]] and other members of the Japanese Imperial Family in attendance. Prince Komatsu confers the Grand Star of the Chrysanthemum upon the [[King Edward VII|Prince of Wales]].
*[[Queen Victoria]]'s [[Golden Jubilee]] is held in London, with [[Prince Komatsu]] and other members of the Japanese Imperial Family in attendance. Prince Komatsu confers the Grand Star of the Chrysanthemum upon the [[King Edward VII|Prince of Wales]].
*''Issei'' (Japanese immigrants not born in Hawaii) are denied voting rights in [[Hawaii]]; this is not lifted until 1952.
*''Issei'' (Japanese immigrants not born in Hawaii) are denied voting rights in [[Hawaii]]; this is not lifted until 1952.
−*The Methodist Rev. Miyama establishes the first Christian Mission for Japanese in Hawaii.
+*The Methodist Rev. [[Miyama Kanichi]] establishes the first Christian Mission for Japanese in Hawaii.
*The Imperial Household commissions numerous artists, [[textiles|textile]] producers, and the like, including [[Iida Shinshichi III]] of [[Takashimaya]] and [[Kawashima Jinbei II]], to produce works for decorating the [[Tokyo Imperial Palace]].
*The Imperial Household commissions numerous artists, [[textiles|textile]] producers, and the like, including [[Iida Shinshichi III]] of [[Takashimaya]] and [[Kawashima Jinbei II]], to produce works for decorating the [[Tokyo Imperial Palace]].
*[[Peace Preservation Law]] is enacted.
*[[Peace Preservation Law]] is enacted.
