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*1879/7/4 Grant is granted an audience with [[Emperor Meiji]].
*1879/7/4 Grant is granted an audience with [[Emperor Meiji]].
*1879/7/8 Grant views a performance of [[Noh]]; he and his wife are the first Westerners to be the guests of honor at a "popular reception ... by the Japanese populace."
*1879/7/8 Grant views a performance of [[Noh]]; he and his wife are the first Westerners to be the guests of honor at a "popular reception ... by the Japanese populace."
+*1879/7/16 Grant is treated to a performance at the [[Shintomi-za]] relating events in the life of [[Minamoto no Yoshiie]], as a metaphorical reference to events in the life of Grant himself.
*1879/7/17 Grant's party arrives in [[Nikko|Nikkô]].
*1879/7/17 Grant's party arrives in [[Nikko|Nikkô]].
*1879/7/22 A conference is held in Nikkô to discuss the matter of sovereignty over Ryûkyû.
*1879/7/22 A conference is held in Nikkô to discuss the matter of sovereignty over Ryûkyû.
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*1879/8/10 Grant meets with Emperor Meiji and discusses the Ryûkyû issue.
*1879/8/10 Grant meets with Emperor Meiji and discusses the Ryûkyû issue.
*1879/8/13 Grant composes a formal letter to Iwakura Tomomi and [[Prince Kung]], suggesting that the two countries appoint representatives to enter into negotiations, and that no foreign power be invited into the discussions.
*1879/8/13 Grant composes a formal letter to Iwakura Tomomi and [[Prince Kung]], suggesting that the two countries appoint representatives to enter into negotiations, and that no foreign power be invited into the discussions.
+*1879/8/25 A grand festival is organized at [[Ueno Park]] in Grant's honor.
+*1879/8/30 Grant delivers a formal farewell address, the only speech he gave in Japan which was prepared ahead of time.
+*1879/9/3 Grant and his party depart Japan aboard the American ship ''City of Tokio''.
==Other Events of 1879==
==Other Events of 1879==