1664

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Kanbun 4 (寛文四年)

Timeline of 1664

Other Events of 1664

  • Uesugi Tsunanori, son of Kira Yoshinaka, adopted into Uesugi clan to become daimyô of Yonezawa han.
  • Danna-dera system is imposed, under which all Japanese are mandated to register with a temple.
  • Hinin no Katakiuchi, the first two-act kabuki play, debuts. The playwright is, for the first time in kabuki, publicly credited with having written a play.
  • The shogunate bans wigs from the kabuki stage.
  • The term shibai is first applied to kabuki.

Births and Deaths of 1664

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