Meiji 28 (明治二十八年)
Timeline of 1895
- 1895/1/31 The Kyoto Electric Railway, the first electric railway in Japan, begins operation.
- 1895/2/16 Empress Shôken pays a visit to the wounded at the Tokyo Army Reserve Hospital.
- 1895/5 The Treaty of Shimonoseki ends the Sino-Japanese War.
Other Events of 1895
- Copies of a section of Frois' History of Japan is discovered in a library in Lisbon.
- Hakubunkan begins publishing the magazines Taiyô and Bungei kurabu.
- Heian Shrine is built and established.
- The Imperial government ceases use/control of Inuyama castle.
- Kubota Beisen and Kôno Bairei organize the "Exhibition of New and Old Art," the first major competitive art competition in Kyoto.
- The Imperial family takes command of Nagoya castle, up until then used by the Imperial army, and repurposes it as a detached palace.
- The Fourth Domestic Exposition is held in Kyoto.
Births and Deaths
- Prince Arisugawa Taruhito dies (b. 1835).
- Print artist Hiratsuka Un'ichi is born.
- Nihonga painter Ikeda Yôson is born (d. 1988).
- Painter Kôno Bairei dies (b. 1844).
- Yamaguchi Naoki dies (b. 1830).
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