1790

Kansei 2 (寛政二年)

Timeline of 1790

• 1790/5 The Kansei reforms are promulgated, imposing new regulations on publishing.

Other Events of 1790

• The Nakasu entertainment district in Edo is dismantled, and the normal flow of the Sumida River restored.
• The shogunate closes over forty illegal pleasure districts in Edo.

Births and Deaths

• Kabuki actor Nakamura Nakazô I dies (b. 1736).

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