*1708/1/3 [[Mt. Fuji]], which began erupting on [[1707]]/11/23, becomes dormant again. It has not erupted since.
*1708/1/3 [[Mt. Fuji]], which began erupting on [[1707]]/11/23, becomes dormant again. It has not erupted since.
*1708/9 [[Sakata Tojuro I|Sakata Tôjûrô I]] appears onstage for the final time, in a production of ''Yûgiri Nagori no Shôgatsu''.
*1708/9 [[Sakata Tojuro I|Sakata Tôjûrô I]] appears onstage for the final time, in a production of ''Yûgiri Nagori no Shôgatsu''.
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*1708/12/3 Shogun [[Tokugawa Tsunayoshi]] issues his "[[Kindness to Animals Decrees]]." All animals are to be kindly treated; if [[horses]] get tired while being ridden, they are to be stabled and taken care of by whatever mansions are nearby; and, [[post-horses]] are not to be overtaxed, and are to be well taken care of in both [[tenryo|shogunal]] and [[han|domain lands]].