Meiji 38 (明治三十八年)
Timeline of 1905
- 1905/9 Yamamoto Kanae, Ishii Hakutei, Ishii Tsuruzô, and a few others found the magazine Heitan.
- 1905/11 The word hanga (版画), meaning "prints", is first coined, appearing in the magazine Heitan.
Russo-Japanese War
- 1905/5 Russian Second Pacific Squadron, which departed the Baltic the previous year, arrives in the South China Sea.
- 1905/5/27 Battle of Tsushima
- 1905/9/5 Treaty of Portsmouth marks the end of the Russo-Japanese War.
Other Events of 1905
- The Book of Tea by Okakura Kakuzô is published.
- The Japanese wolf becomes extinct.
Births and Deaths
- Yoshihara Jirô, founder of the Gutai movement, is born (d. 1972).
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