1646

Shôhô 3 (正保三年)

Other Events of 1646

• Ban on onna-kabuki is reissued.
• Special box seats with bamboo blinds are installed at all the Edo kabuki theatres, allowing high-ranking samurai and others to visit discreetly, without being seen.
• The Urasenke and Omotesenke schools of tea ceremony are founded.

Births and Deaths

• Date Shigezane dies (b. 1568).
• Sakata Tôjûrô I is born (d. 1709).
• Yagyû Munenori dies (b. 1571).

Previous Year 1645

1646

Following Year 1647