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==Other Events of 1872==
==Other Events of 1872==
*A school is established in Tokyo for the assimilation/education of the [[Ainu]].
*A school is established in Tokyo for the assimilation/education of the [[Ainu]].
*The [[Asiatic Society of Japan]], a scholarly association of Western scholars, is established in [[Yokohama]].
*The word ''bijutsu'' ("art") is coined, in connection with the [[1873 Vienna Exposition]] the following year.
*The word ''bijutsu'' ("art") is coined, in connection with the [[1873 Vienna Exposition]] the following year.
*The [[:Image:Meiji-official-portrait.jpg|first official photo portraits]] of [[Emperor Meiji]] are taken by [[Uchida Kuichi]] (72 shots in the first session).
*The [[:Image:Meiji-official-portrait.jpg|first official photo portraits]] of [[Emperor Meiji]] are taken by [[Uchida Kuichi]] (72 shots in the first session).
*The [[1872 Kyoto Exposition]] includes the introduction of the ''ryûrei'' style of [[tea ceremony]], conducted seated on chairs at a table.
*The [[1872 Kyoto Exposition]] includes the introduction of the ''ryûrei'' style of [[tea ceremony]], conducted seated on chairs at a table.
*Frenchman Charles LeGendre is hired as an advisor by the Japanese government.
*Frenchman Charles LeGendre is hired as an advisor by the Japanese government.
*[[Maria Luz Incident]] - a Peruvian ship carrying Chinese coolies calls at [[Yokohama]], leading to a diplomatic incident when the coolies declare they are being mistreated and request aid from Japanese authorities.
*[[Maria Luz Incident]] - a Peruvian ship carrying Chinese coolies calls at Yokohama, leading to a diplomatic incident when the coolies declare they are being mistreated and request aid from Japanese authorities.
*[[Matsudaira Katamori]] ends his self-imposed confinement entered following the [[Boshin War]].
*[[Matsudaira Katamori]] ends his self-imposed confinement entered following the [[Boshin War]].
*The [[Morita-za]] [[kabuki]] theater is moved from Saruwaka-chô to Shintomi-chô, and rebuilt as a larger structure. This was the first time a theatre opened or operated outside of Saruwaka-chô since the [[1842]] edict restricting the theatres to that district.
*The [[Morita-za]] [[kabuki]] theater is moved from Saruwaka-chô to Shintomi-chô, and rebuilt as a larger structure. This was the first time a theatre opened or operated outside of Saruwaka-chô since the [[1842]] edict restricting the theatres to that district.