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Meiji 21 (明治二十一年)

==Timeline of 1888==

==Other Events of 1888==
*A new round of construction and renovation further transforms the former [[Edo castle]] into a "modern" [[Imperial Palace]].
*[[Bunkio Matsuki]] arrives in the United States, traveling to Boston a week after arriving in San Francisco.
*[[Ozu castle|Ôzu castle]] is demolished.
*Restrictions on the planting of sugar cane in [[Okinawa prefecture|Okinawa]] are lifted.
*Research and development efforts begin on the 'modern' [[waterworks]] system for Tokyo. Construction begins in [[1892]].
*A short-cropped hairstyle becomes widely enforced for men; the Western-style [[school uniforms|school uniform]] becomes mandatory soon afterwards.

===Births and Deaths===
*[[Kano Hogai|Kanô Hôgai]] dies (b. [[1828]]).
*[[Kuki Shuzo|Kuki Shûzô]] is born (d. 1941).
*[[Laurence Oliphant]], secretary to [[James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin]], dies (b. [[1829]]).
*[[Yamaoka Tesshu|Yamaoka Tesshû]] dies.

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