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Meiji 3 (明治三年)
==Timeline of 1870==
*1870/8/11 [[Atsu-hime]] moves to Ushigome-toyama from the Kii Tokugawa mansion in [[Akasaka]].
==Other Events of 1870==
*The ''[[Kabunakama]]'' are dissolved.
*The [[kabuki]] play ''[[Keian Taiheiki]]'', based on the events of the [[1651]] [[Keian Uprising]], debuts.
*Many of the buildings at [[Marugame castle]] are destroyed by the Meiji government.
*[[William Griffis]] is invited by [[Matsudaira Shungaku]] to come teach physical science in Japan. He establishes a school on the American model in [[Fukui prefecture]] and remains there for a year.
===Births and Deaths===
*[[Oishi Kuwajiro|Ôishi Kuwajirô]] of the [[Shinsengumi]] is executed (b. [[1838]]).
*Anthropologist [[Torii Ryuzo|Torii Ryûzô]] is born (d. 1953).
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|- align="center"
|width="35%"|Previous Year<br>'''[[1869]]'''
|width="25%"|'''[[1870]]'''
|width="35%"|Following Year<br>'''[[1871]]'''
|}
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[[Category:Timeline]]
[[Category:Meiji Period Timeline]]