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*1878/8 [[Emperor Meiji]] sets out on a tour of the [[Tokai region|Tôkai]] and [[Hokuriku region]]s. | *1878/8 [[Emperor Meiji]] sets out on a tour of the [[Tokai region|Tôkai]] and [[Hokuriku region]]s. | ||
*1878/10 Peking protests Tokyo's attempts to end the [[tribute|tributary]] relationship between China and [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]]. | *1878/10 Peking protests Tokyo's attempts to end the [[tribute|tributary]] relationship between China and [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]]. | ||
| + | *1878/11 The ethnic status or identity of the [[Ainu]] is legally stripped away as they are assimilated into the Japanese nation as "''kyû dojin''" (former aborigines). | ||
==Other Events of 1878== | ==Other Events of 1878== | ||
Revision as of 18:24, 2 November 2010
Meiji 11 (明治十一年)
Timeline of 1878
- 1878/8 Emperor Meiji sets out on a tour of the Tôkai and Hokuriku regions.
- 1878/10 Peking protests Tokyo's attempts to end the tributary relationship between China and Ryûkyû.
- 1878/11 The ethnic status or identity of the Ainu is legally stripped away as they are assimilated into the Japanese nation as "kyû dojin" (former aborigines).
Other Events of 1878
- Ernest Fenollosa arrives in Japan.
- Mutsu Munemitsu is imprisoned for aiding in the Satsuma Rebellion; he is freed in 1883.
- Shô Ten, Crown Prince of Ryûkyû, has his coming of age ceremony and is married.
- A ban is placed on depicting the emperor in popular prints, though the ban is widely ignored by print publishers and designers.
- US Consulate in Hakodate is closed.
- Japan exhibits at the 1878 Paris World's Fair.
- Painter Yamamoto Hôsui arrives in Paris.
Births and Deaths
- Kaburagi Kiyokata is born (d. 1972).
- Okubo Toshimichi dies (b. 1830).
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