*The [[kabuki]] play ''[[Keian Taiheiki]]'', based on the events of the [[1651]] [[Keian Uprising]], debuts.
*The [[kabuki]] play ''[[Keian Taiheiki]]'', based on the events of the [[1651]] [[Keian Uprising]], debuts.
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*[[Kusakabe Taro|Kusakabe Tarô]] (Rutgers) and [[Niijima Jo]] (Amherst) become the first Japanese to graduate from US colleges.
*Many of the buildings at [[Marugame castle]] are destroyed by the Meiji government.
*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.
*[[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.