1812

Bunka 9 (文化九年)

Timeline of 1812

• 1812/4/1 Shiba Kôkan holds a farewell party as he puts his house up for sale and departs Edo for Kyoto.
• 1812/Summer Shiba Kôkan returns from Kyoto and establishes himself in Kamakura, as a disciple of the Zen monk Seisetsu.

Other Events of 1812

• Hokusai travels the Tôkaidô for the first time.
• The Yoshiwara burns down.

Births and Deaths

• Ukiyo-e artist Katsukawa Shunkô dies (b. 1743).

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1812

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