1888

Meiji 21 (明治二十一年)

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.
• The Privy Council is established as the highest board of government advisors.
• 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 uniform becomes mandatory soon afterwards.
• Yôga painter Harada Naojirô opens his painting school, the Shôbikan.

Births and Deaths

• Kanô Hôgai dies (b. 1828).
• Kuki Shûzô is born (d. 1941).
• Laurence Oliphant, secretary to James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, dies (b. 1829).
• Yamaoka Tesshû dies.

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