1884

Meiji 17 (明治十七年)

Timeline of 1884

• 1884/7 Christian Japan Conference is held.
• 1884/Winter (into 1885) - A mission led by Inoue Kaoru, and accompanied by Durham Stevens, travels to Korea to address attacks on Japanese nationals, including Takezoe Shinichirô, Japanese ambassador to Korea.

Other Events of 1884

• Ernest Fenollosa forms the Kangakai (Art Appreciation Society).
• A law is passed introducing the concept of National Treasures (Kokuhô), under which objects of particular historical and cultural importance could be designated as prohibited to export, and protected in other ways. The first object to be designated a National Treasure was a 7th century statue of Miroku held at Kôryû-ji in Kyoto.
• Nijô castle is transferred to the Imperial Household's control and becomes a detached Imperial Palace.
• Satake Yoshitaka, former daimyô of Kubota han, dies (b. 1825).
• Durham Stevens is appointed to Tokyo, for service in the Foreign Office.
• Takamatsu castle (Sanuki) is demolished.
• Takamine Jôkichi is among those representing Japan at the New Orleans World's Fair. There he meets his future wife, and befriends Lafcadio Hearn.
• Yayoi pottery is found in Tokyo.

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