*[[King Narai]] of [[Ayutthaya]] declares war on the [[English East India Company]].
*[[King Narai]] of [[Ayutthaya]] declares war on the [[English East India Company]].
*[[Ihara Saikaku]]'s ''[[Nanshoku okagami|Nanshoku ôkagami]]'' ("The Great Mirror of Male Love") is published.
*[[Ihara Saikaku]]'s ''[[Nanshoku okagami|Nanshoku ôkagami]]'' ("The Great Mirror of Male Love") is published.
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*Renovations are done at [[Izena Tamaudun]].
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*Shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi revives the ''[[daijoe|daijôe]]'' custom, a private rite performed by each Emperor, in honor of his ancestors, just following his coronation.
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*The shogunate places restrictions on the amount of [[silver]] exported to China via [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû]].
*The first ''yakusha [[hyobanki|hyôbanki]]'' (actor critiques) is published.
*The first ''yakusha [[hyobanki|hyôbanki]]'' (actor critiques) is published.
===Births and Deaths===
===Births and Deaths===
*1687/1/5 [[Asayama Shigetatsu]], founder of [[Asayama Ichiden Ryu|Asayama Ichiden-ryû]], dies (b. 1610).
*1687/1/5 [[Asayama Shigetatsu]], founder of [[Asayama Ichiden Ryu|Asayama Ichiden-ryû]], dies (b. 1610).
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*Ôgata Sôken, father to [[Ogata Korin|Ôgata Kôrin]] and [[Ogata Kenzan|Kenzan]], dies.
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*Ogata Sôken, father to [[Ogata Korin|Ogata Kôrin]] and [[Ogata Kenzan|Kenzan]], dies.