* 1653/3 [[Bakufu]] permits reopening of [[Kabuki]].
* 1653/3 [[Bakufu]] permits reopening of [[Kabuki]].
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* 1653/6/23 The [[Kyoto Gosho|Imperial palace]] burns.
* 1653/8/5 Big typhoon hits [[Aki province]]. Death toll 5000.
* 1653/8/5 Big typhoon hits [[Aki province]]. Death toll 5000.
==Other Events of 1653==
==Other Events of 1653==
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*[[Ryukyuan embassy]] to Edo.
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*Oliver Cromwell is named Lord Protector of England.
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*A [[Ryukyuan embassy]] travels to Edo, in celebration of the succession of Shogun [[Tokugawa Ietsuna]], and is the last to visit [[Nikko Toshogu|Nikkô Tôshôgû]].
===Births and Deaths===
===Births and Deaths===
*[[Chikamatsu Monzaemon]], playwright, born (d. 1725).
*[[Chikamatsu Monzaemon]], playwright, born (d. 1725).
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*[[Kyan]], author of ''[[Kyan nikki]]'', dies (b. [[1563]]).
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*[[Kano Tanshin|Kanô Tanshin]], eldest son of [[Kano Tanyu|Kanô Tan'yû]], is born (d. [[1718]]).
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*[[Kita Shichidayu]] dies.
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*[[Kyan Bangen]], author of ''[[Kyan nikki]]'', dies (b. [[1566]]).
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*[[Rinzai]] monk [[Mujaku Dochu|Mujaku Dôchû]] is born (d. [[1747]]).