*A ban on Japanese exchanging correspondence with people overseas is rescinded.
*[[Kumazawa Banzan]] is forced to resign from the service of [[Ikeda Mitsumasa]].
*[[Kumazawa Banzan]] is forced to resign from the service of [[Ikeda Mitsumasa]].
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*A Russian embassy to Beijing insists on presenting diplomatic credentials to the Emperor himself, and not to functionaries. They are denied and return to Russia without a direct audience with the Emperor.
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*The Qing Court initiates a sea blockade in an effort to starve out Zheng Chenggong ([[Coxinga]]), a Ming loyalist based on Taiwan, but it is largely ineffective.
*A ''yarô hyôbanki'', a predecessor to ''yakusha [[hyobanki|hyôbanki]]'' (actor critiques), is first published.
*A ''yarô hyôbanki'', a predecessor to ''yakusha [[hyobanki|hyôbanki]]'' (actor critiques), is first published.
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*The [[Yoshiwara]] is forced to move to a new site in northern [[Asakusa]].
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*Construction begins on the [[Yoshiwara|Shin-Yoshiwara]], a new pleasure district further from the city center, to replace the original Yoshiwara.
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===Births and Deaths===
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*Pharmacologist [[Ino Jakusui]] is born (d. [[1715]]).
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*Tea master [[Kanamori Sowa|Kanamori Sôwa]] dies (b. [[1584]]).