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==Timeline of 1893==
==Timeline of 1893==
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*1893/1/17 The Kingdom of Hawaii is overthrown in a coup led by a group of American businessmen.
*1893/5/1 [[World's Columbian Exposition]], at which Japan exhibits, opens in Chicago.
*1893/5/1 [[World's Columbian Exposition]], at which Japan exhibits, opens in Chicago.
**The Japanese pavilion is patterned architecturally after the [[Byodoin|Byôdôin]]; Japanese painting is for the first time shown in the Palace of Fine Arts, where at previous [[World's Fair]]s, it was shown in the industrial crafts halls.
**The Japanese pavilion is patterned architecturally after the [[Byodoin|Byôdôin]]; Japanese painting is for the first time shown in the Palace of Fine Arts, where at previous [[World's Fair]]s, it was shown in the industrial crafts halls.