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===Births and Deaths===
 
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*[[Kano Hogai|Kanô Hôgai]] dies (b. [[1828]]).
 
*[[Yamaoka Tesshu|Yamaoka Tesshû]] dies.
 
*[[Yamaoka Tesshu|Yamaoka Tesshû]] dies.
  

Revision as of 05:20, 9 April 2010

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.
  • Ôzu castle is demolished.
  • Restrictions on the planting of sugar cane in Okinawa are lifted.
  • Research and development efforts begin on the 'modern' waterworks system for Tokyo. Construction begins in 1892.
  • Tokyo Bijutsu Gakkô ("Tokyo School of Art") is founded.

Births and Deaths

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1887
1888 Following Year
1889