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*[[Ernest Fenollosa]] forms the ''[[Kangakai]]'' (Art Appreciation Society).
*[[Ernest Fenollosa]] forms the ''[[Kangakai]]'' (Art Appreciation Society).
*An agreement is drafted for Japanese immigration to [[Hawaii]].
*An agreement is drafted for Japanese immigration to [[Hawaii]].
*[[Koga Tatsuhiro|Koga Tatsuhirô]] settles in the [[Senkaku Islands]], and petitions [[Okinawa prefecture]] to have the islands officially declared Japanese territory on account of being previously uninhabited and unclaimed. His petition is not addressed for ten years.
* A law is passed introducing the concept of [[National Treasures]] (''Kokuhô''), under which objects of particular historical and cultural importance could be designated as prohibited to export, and protected in other ways. The first object to be designated a National Treasure was a 7th century statue of [[Miroku]] held at [[Koryu-ji|Kôryû-ji]] in Kyoto.
* A law is passed introducing the concept of [[National Treasures]] (''Kokuhô''), under which objects of particular historical and cultural importance could be designated as prohibited to export, and protected in other ways. The first object to be designated a National Treasure was a 7th century statue of [[Miroku]] held at [[Koryu-ji|Kôryû-ji]] in Kyoto.
* [[Nijo castle|Nijô castle]] is transferred to the Imperial Household's control and becomes a detached Imperial Palace.
* [[Nijo castle|Nijô castle]] is transferred to the Imperial Household's control and becomes a detached Imperial Palace.
