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==Other Events of 1880==
==Other Events of 1880==
*[[Isabella Bird]]'s ''[[Unbeaten Tracks in Japan]]'' is published.
*The [[Hoheikan|Hôheikan]], a wooden mansion in American style, is erected in [[Sapporo]] to house the Emperor on his trip to [[Hokkaido|Hokkaidô]] the following year.
*[[Hokusai]]'s ''Fugaku hyakkei'' ("One Hundred Views of Mt Fuji") is republished in London.
*[[Hokusai]]'s ''Fugaku hyakkei'' ("One Hundred Views of Mt Fuji") is republished in London.
*[[Kubota castle]] is destroyed by fire.
*[[Kubota castle]] is destroyed by fire.
*[[Matsudaira Katamori]] becomes the chief priest of [[Nikko Toshogu|Nikkô Tôshôgû]].
*[[Matsudaira Katamori]] becomes the chief priest of [[Nikko Toshogu|Nikkô Tôshôgû]].
*[[Okuma Shigenobu|Ôkuma Shigenobu]] suggests a loan of 50 million yen be sought; [[Emperor Meiji]] issues an Imperial Rescript opposing any loans from foreign powers.
*[[Okuma Shigenobu|Ôkuma Shigenobu]] suggests a loan of 50 million yen be sought; [[Emperor Meiji]] issues an Imperial Rescript opposing any loans from foreign powers.
*The [[Meiji government]] establishes [[Shinto shrines]] dedicated to [[Oda Nobunaga]] and [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] in Kyoto and Osaka.
*A [[Public Meeting Law]] is put into place enacting police supervision over all political gatherings. Various types of individuals, such as teachers and students, are forbidden from attending such meetings, and political organizations are forbidden from recruiting members, corresponding with similar groups, or combining with other political groups.
*A Japanese legation is established in [[Seoul]].
*[[Ueki Emori]] argues for [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryukyuan]] independence, since there were no grounds for annexation, and since doing so would place Japan in a good light, in the eyes of the world community, setting a precedent for a new form of East Asian international relations.
*[[Ueki Emori]] argues for [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryukyuan]] independence, since there were no grounds for annexation, and since doing so would place Japan in a good light, in the eyes of the world community, setting a precedent for a new form of East Asian international relations.
*The first YMCA in Japan is opened in Tokyo.
*[[Yonago castle]] is torn down.
*[[Yonago castle]] is torn down.
===Births and Deaths===
===Births and Deaths===
*1880/11/20 Okinawan activist [[Rin Seiko|Rin Seikô]] commits suicide in Beijing (b. [[1842]]).
*''[[Shin hanga]]'' artist [[Hashiguchi Goyo|Hashiguchi Goyô]] is born (d. 1921).
*''[[Shin hanga]]'' artist [[Hashiguchi Goyo|Hashiguchi Goyô]] is born (d. 1921).
*Artist [[Odake Kokkan]] is born (d. 1945).
*Artist [[Odake Kokkan]] is born (d. 1945).
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