1897
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Meiji 30 (明治三十年)
Timeline of 1897
Other Events of 1897
- John La Farge publishes his An Artist's Letters from Japan.
- Mutsu Hirokichi returns to Japan from appointment in Washington.
- Inabatake Katsutarô introduces the cinematograph to Japan.
- Okakura Kakuzô leaves the Tokyo School of Fine Arts amid scandal.
- The Old Shrines and Temples Preservation Act is enacted.
- "Mainland" legal system is extended to Okinawa prefecture.
- Former Shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu moves to Tokyo.
- Torii Ryûzô visits Okinawa for the first time, to investigate local customs.
Births and Deaths
- Gotô Shôjirô dies (b. 1838).
- Mutsu Munemitsu dies (b. 1844).
- Nakajima Nobori dies (b. 1838).
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