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| ==Timeline of 1895== | | ==Timeline of 1895== |
− | *1895/1/31 The [[Kyoto Electric Railway]], the first electric railway in Japan, begins operation. | + | *1895/1/31 The [[Kyoto Electric Railway]], the first electric railway (streetcars/trolleys) in Japan, begins operation. |
| *1895/2/16 [[Empress Shoken|Empress Shôken]] pays a visit to the wounded at the Tokyo Army Reserve Hospital. | | *1895/2/16 [[Empress Shoken|Empress Shôken]] pays a visit to the wounded at the Tokyo Army Reserve Hospital. |
| + | *1895/4/17 The [[Treaty of Shimonoseki]] ends the [[Sino-Japanese War]]. |
| + | *1895/4/23 [[Triple Intervention]] |
| + | *1895/5/30 The [[Meiji Emperor]] parades through the streets of Tokyo, as part of an extensive triumphal military parade, the first such victory celebration to feature the Emperor himself. |
| + | *1895/10/22 ''[[Jidai Matsuri]]'' (Festival of the Ages) is first held in Kyoto, on the supposed 1101st anniversary of [[Emperor Kammu]] establishing Heian (Kyoto) as the Imperial capital. |
| + | *1895/11/18 It is declared that all areas of [[Taiwan]] have been successfully subjugated to Japan. |
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| ==Other Events of 1895== | | ==Other Events of 1895== |
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| *The Imperial government ceases use/control of [[Inuyama castle]]. | | *The Imperial government ceases use/control of [[Inuyama castle]]. |
| *[[Kubota Beisen]] and [[Kono Bairei|Kôno Bairei]] organize the "Exhibition of New and Old Art," the first major competitive art competition in Kyoto. | | *[[Kubota Beisen]] and [[Kono Bairei|Kôno Bairei]] organize the "Exhibition of New and Old Art," the first major competitive art competition in Kyoto. |
| + | *The [[Kyoto National Museum]] is completed. |
| *The Imperial family takes command of [[Nagoya castle]], up until then used by the [[Imperial army]], and repurposes it as a detached palace. | | *The Imperial family takes command of [[Nagoya castle]], up until then used by the [[Imperial army]], and repurposes it as a detached palace. |
− | *The [[Fourth Domestic Exposition]] is held in Kyoto. | + | *The fourth [[Domestic Industrial Exposition]] is held in Kyoto, celebrating the city's (and the nation's) material, industrial, and technological progress. |
− | *[[Sino-Japanese War]] ends in Japanese victory.
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| ===Births and Deaths=== | | ===Births and Deaths=== |
− | *[[Prince Arisugawa Taruhito]] dies (b. [[1835]]). | + | *1895/10/8 - [[Empress Myeongseong]] of Korea is murdered. |
| + | *Imperial Prince [[Arisugawa Taruhito]] dies (b. [[1835]]). |
| + | *Philosopher [[Feng Youlan]] is born (d. 1990). |
| *Print artist [[Hiratsuka Un'ichi]] is born. | | *Print artist [[Hiratsuka Un'ichi]] is born. |
| *[[Nihonga]] painter [[Ikeda Yoson|Ikeda Yôson]] is born (d. 1988). | | *[[Nihonga]] painter [[Ikeda Yoson|Ikeda Yôson]] is born (d. 1988). |
| *Painter [[Kono Bairei|Kôno Bairei]] dies (b. [[1844]]). | | *Painter [[Kono Bairei|Kôno Bairei]] dies (b. [[1844]]). |
| + | *Artist [[Lilian Miller]] is born (d. 1943). |
| + | *[[Prince Rinnoji|Prince Rinnôji]] dies (b. [[1846]]). |
| + | *[[Sagi Gonnojo|Sagi Gonnojô]], the last official ''[[iemoto]]'' of [[Sagi school|Sagi kyôgen]]'', dies. |
| + | *Painter [[Xu Beihong]] is born (d. 1953). |
| *[[Yamaguchi Naoki]] dies (b. [[1830]]). | | *[[Yamaguchi Naoki]] dies (b. [[1830]]). |
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