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*''Dates: [[1872]]-[[1885]]''
*''Japanese'': 六大巡幸 ''(roku dai junkou)''
The Six Great Imperial Tours were the six largest and longest-term imperial progresses made by the [[Meiji Emperor]] in the 1870s-1880s. These served as a key element of the early [[Meiji government|Meiji government's]] construction of a new Emperor-centered nationalism, by making the Emperor visible and accessible to the people, and to have him seen traveling and surveying the realm, reinforcing the idea of his connection to and concern for the entire realm.
They included:
*[[1872]]/5/23 to 7/12: A tour of the [[Chugoku region|Chûgoku]] and [[Saikoku region]]s.
*[[1876]] June 2 to July 21: A tour of the [[Tohoku region|Tôhoku region]].
*[[1878]] August 30 to November 9: A seventy-two day tour of the [[Hokuriku]] and [[Tokaido|Tôkaidô]] regions, with a retinue of around 700 people, including a visit to [[Atsuta Shrine]].
*[[1880]] June 16 to July 23: A tour of [[Yamanashi prefecture|Yamanashi]], [[Mie prefecture|Mie]] and [[Kyoto prefecture]]s, including visits to [[Ise Shrine]].
*[[1881]] July 30 to October 11: A seventy-four day tour of [[Yamagata prefecture|Yamagata]], [[Akita prefecture|Akita]], and [[Hokkaido|Hokkaidô]], on which the emperor was accompanied by a retinue of some 350 people.
*[[1885]] July 26 to August 12: A tour of [[Yamaguchi prefecture|Yamaguchi]], [[Hiroshima prefecture|Hiroshima]], and [[Okayama prefecture]]s.
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==References==
*Takashi Fujitani, ''Splendid Monarchy'', UC Press (1998), 47.
[[Category:Meiji Period]]
[[Category:Events and Incidents]]
*''Japanese'': 六大巡幸 ''(roku dai junkou)''
The Six Great Imperial Tours were the six largest and longest-term imperial progresses made by the [[Meiji Emperor]] in the 1870s-1880s. These served as a key element of the early [[Meiji government|Meiji government's]] construction of a new Emperor-centered nationalism, by making the Emperor visible and accessible to the people, and to have him seen traveling and surveying the realm, reinforcing the idea of his connection to and concern for the entire realm.
They included:
*[[1872]]/5/23 to 7/12: A tour of the [[Chugoku region|Chûgoku]] and [[Saikoku region]]s.
*[[1876]] June 2 to July 21: A tour of the [[Tohoku region|Tôhoku region]].
*[[1878]] August 30 to November 9: A seventy-two day tour of the [[Hokuriku]] and [[Tokaido|Tôkaidô]] regions, with a retinue of around 700 people, including a visit to [[Atsuta Shrine]].
*[[1880]] June 16 to July 23: A tour of [[Yamanashi prefecture|Yamanashi]], [[Mie prefecture|Mie]] and [[Kyoto prefecture]]s, including visits to [[Ise Shrine]].
*[[1881]] July 30 to October 11: A seventy-four day tour of [[Yamagata prefecture|Yamagata]], [[Akita prefecture|Akita]], and [[Hokkaido|Hokkaidô]], on which the emperor was accompanied by a retinue of some 350 people.
*[[1885]] July 26 to August 12: A tour of [[Yamaguchi prefecture|Yamaguchi]], [[Hiroshima prefecture|Hiroshima]], and [[Okayama prefecture]]s.
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==References==
*Takashi Fujitani, ''Splendid Monarchy'', UC Press (1998), 47.
[[Category:Meiji Period]]
[[Category:Events and Incidents]]