1845

Kôka 2 (弘化二年)

Timeline of 1845

• 1845/2 The shogun and his entourage move from the Nishinomaru to the Honmaru, rebuilt after its destruction the previous year.
• 1845/5 Reconstruction efforts at the Honmaru of Edo castle are completed.

Other Events of 1845

• Abe Masahiro becomes Tairô.
• The British settlement in Shanghai is established.
• Jirokichi, a former castaway, with the help of Koga Kin'ichirô, produces Bantan, the first ever Japanese account of the land of Hawaii.
• The Yoshiwara burns down.

Births and Deaths

• Ichikawa Danzô V dies (b. 1788).
• Maeno Gorô is born (d. 1892).
• Matsumoto Sutesuke is born (d. 1918).
• Rinpa painter Sakai Dôitsu is born (d. 1913).
• Shinozaki Shinpachirô is born (d. 1868).
• Yamakawa Hiroshi is born (d. 1898).

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