1697

Genroku 10 (元禄十年)

Timeline of 1697

• 1697/4 Tokugawa shogunate orders various daimyo to produce maps of the provinces, along with registers of towns.

Other Events

• Dôjima Rice Exchange in Osaka is established.
• Shibaraku debuts at the Nakamura-za in Edo, starring Ichikawa Danjûrô I.
• Fuwa Kazuemon is dismissed from Asano Naganori's service and becomes a ronin.
• Chûzan Seikan, the first official history of Okinawa, is compiled by Shô Shôken.
• Restrictions on the planting of sugar cane and turmeric are put into place in Ryûkyû.

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