1894

Meiji 27 (明治二十七年)

Timeline of 1894

• 1894/10 Shiga Shigetaka publishes his Nihon fûkei ron ("The Landscape of Japan").

Sino-Japanese War

• 1894/7 Battle of Seonghwan
• 1894/8/1 Japan officially declares war on China.
• 1894/9 Emperor Meiji takes up temporary residence at Hiroshima.
• 1894/9/15 Japanese First Army (17,000 troops) attacks Pingyang.
• 1894/9/16 Japanese seize and occupy Pingyang. Chinese retreat across the Yalu River.
• 1894/9/17 Battle of the Yalu River - first naval battle in history between steamship fleets.
• 1894/11/6-21 Battle of Lushunkou (Port Arthur)

Other Events of 1894

• The California Midwinter International Exposition of 1894 is held in San Francisco; the Hagiwara Tea Garden is built for the occasion.
• Government contracts for Japanese immigration to Hawaii end; immigrant laborers now come under the control of private corporations.
• The first Japanese Buddhist temple in Hawaii is established, on the Big Island.
• The Nan'yôkan, the first Western-style wooden building in Okinawa, is completed.
• Saigô Tsugumichi is named Admiral.
• The Somayama dispute develops over whether Somayama, on Okinawa, should be public land or private.

Births and Deaths

• Peking opera star Mei Lanfang is born (d. 1961).
• Painter Takahashi Yuichi dies (b. 1828).
• Taketsuru Masataka, founder of Nikka Whisky, is born (d. 1979).

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