Meiji 16 (明治十六年)
Timeline of 1883
Other Events of 1883
- Zensho-an temple established for the souls of those killed in the Meiji Restoration.
- Bunkio Matsuki opens the first Japanese store in Boston, Massachusetts, and builds the first Japanese house in Salem, Massachusetts.
Births and Deaths
- George Sansom, historian of Japan, born (d. 1965).
- 1883/1/1 Hatoyama Ichirô, future Prime Minister of Japan, born (d. 1959).
- 1883/2/15 Prince Kacho Hiroatsu dies (b. 1875)
- 1883/4/11 Hozumi Shigeto, author, born (d. 1951).
- 1883/11/12 Atsu-hime, wife of Tokugawa Iesada, dies (b. 1836).
- 1883/12/14 Ueshiba Morihei, founder of aikido, born (d. 1969).