contributor
26,977
edits
Changes
→Other Events of 1722
*The Publishing Guilds issue a series of regulations, banning amorous stories, any new or confused interpretations of Buddhism, Confucianism, or Shintô, and mentions of [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] or of the [[Tokugawa clan]]. In addition, the authors and publishers were obligated to include their real names in the [[colophon]] (''okutsuke'') at the ends of their books. This represents the first extensive system of surveillance and censorship of publishing implemented.
*The Publishing Guilds issue a series of regulations, banning amorous stories, any new or confused interpretations of Buddhism, Confucianism, or Shintô, and mentions of [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] or of the [[Tokugawa clan]]. In addition, the authors and publishers were obligated to include their real names in the [[colophon]] (''okutsuke'') at the ends of their books. This represents the first extensive system of surveillance and censorship of publishing implemented.
*[[Satsuma han]] orders the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]] to perform a land survey.
*[[Satsuma han]] orders the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]] to perform a land survey.
*Shogun [[Tokugawa Yoshimune]] makes the first ever direct request for European paintings from the [[Dutch East India Company]]; a number of works by Willem Hendrik van Royen arrive in [[1726]].
*Four [[waterworks]] channels in Edo are taken out of use, leaving the Tamagawa and Kanda channels providing water to the city.
*Four [[waterworks]] channels in Edo are taken out of use, leaving the Tamagawa and Kanda channels providing water to the city.
*The shogunate's ban on ''[[yomiuri]]'' news-singers and news-papers is strengthened, but to little effect.
*The shogunate's ban on ''[[yomiuri]]'' news-singers and news-papers is strengthened, but to little effect.