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==Other Events of 1893==
 
==Other Events of 1893==
*''Katsushika Hokusai den'', the first biography of [[Hokusai]], is published. It is written by [[Iijima Kyoshin|Iijima Kyôshin]] ([[1841]]-[[1901]])
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*''Katsushika Hokusai den'', the first biography of [[Hokusai]], is published. It is written by [[Iijima Kyoshin|Iijima Kyôshin]] ([[1841]]-[[1901]]).
 
*[[Kuroda Seiki]] returns to Japan from Europe.
 
*[[Kuroda Seiki]] returns to Japan from Europe.
 
*Representatives of the people of the [[Miyako Islands]] speak before the [[National Diet|Diet]], petitioning for the abolition of the poll tax, and for political representation.
 
*Representatives of the people of the [[Miyako Islands]] speak before the [[National Diet|Diet]], petitioning for the abolition of the poll tax, and for political representation.
 
*Police in the Miyako and [[Yaeyama Islands]], mostly individuals originally from [[Kagoshima prefecture]], who had controlled civil affairs since [[1879]], turn over such matters to civil authorities.
 
*Police in the Miyako and [[Yaeyama Islands]], mostly individuals originally from [[Kagoshima prefecture]], who had controlled civil affairs since [[1879]], turn over such matters to civil authorities.
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*The [[Museum of Fine Arts, Boston]], hosts the second ever museum exhibition of work by [[Hokusai]] (and the first in the US).
 
*''[[Ryukyu Shimpo|Ryûkyû Shimpô]]'', the first newspaper in Okinawa, is founded.
 
*''[[Ryukyu Shimpo|Ryûkyû Shimpô]]'', the first newspaper in Okinawa, is founded.
  

Revision as of 19:30, 22 September 2011

Meiji 26 (明治二十六年)

Timeline of 1893

  • 1893/5/1 World's Columbian Exposition, at which Japan exhibits, opens in Chicago.
    • The Japanese pavilion is patterned architecturally after the Byôdôin; Japanese painting is for the first time shown in the Palace of Fine Arts, where at previous World's Fairs, it was shown in the industrial crafts halls.
  • 1893/7/11 Technique for artificially culturing pearls is developed by Mikimoto Kôkichi.
  • 1893/10/30 World's Columbian Exposition closes.

Other Events of 1893

Births and Deaths

  • 1893/3/30 Sekô Kôichi, educator and politician, is born (d. 1965).
  • 1893/5/15 Ichikawa Fusae, women's rights activist and politician, is born (d. 1981).
  • 1893/5/25 Hamada Hirosuke, author of children's stories, is born (d. 1973).
  • 1893/6/6 Terajima Munenori, shogunal vassal and Meiji politician, dies (b. 1832).
  • 1893/8/12 Ichimada Hisato, politician and businessman, is born (d. 1984).
  • 1893/9/8 Tsuboi Seitarô, scientist, is born (d. 1986).
  • 1893/11/3 Hayakawa Tokuji, founder of Sharp Corporation, is born (d. 1980).
  • 1893/12/5 Kyoto Shugo Shoku Matsudaira Katamori dies (b. 1836).


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