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*[[Edo castle]] is officially renamed the Imperial Palace.
*[[Edo castle]] is officially renamed the Imperial Palace.
*The ''[[hinin]]'', ''[[eta]]'', and other outcast classes are officially abolished.
*The ''[[hinin]]'', ''[[eta]]'', and other outcast classes are officially abolished.
*The special status of ''[[honjin]]'' is abolished.
*The [[Iwakura Mission]] departs Japan for the United States.
*The [[Iwakura Mission]] departs Japan for the United States.
*The First [[Kyoto Exposition]]<!--京都博覧会--> is held at the ''[[shoin]]'' complex of [[Nishi Honganji]]. It is the first "modern" exposition (''[[hakurankai]]'') to be held in Japan.
*The First [[Kyoto Exposition]]<!--京都博覧会--> is held at the ''[[shoin]]'' complex of [[Nishi Honganji]]. It is the first "modern" exposition (''[[hakurankai]]'') to be held in Japan.