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*[[Charles de Long]] is succeeded as US Minister to Japan by [[John Bingham]].
*[[Charles de Long]] is succeeded as US Minister to Japan by [[John Bingham]].
*[[Durham Stevens]] is appointed secretary of the [[United States Legation]] in [[Tokyo]].
*[[Durham Stevens]] is appointed secretary of the [[United States Legation]] in [[Tokyo]].
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*[[Eta Funayama kofun]] is first excavated.
*[[Imabari castle]] is demolished.
*[[Imabari castle]] is demolished.
*The system of having three licensed [[kabuki]] theatres in Edo (now Tokyo), an arrangement in place since [[1714]], is abolished.
*The system of having three licensed [[kabuki]] theatres in Edo (now Tokyo), an arrangement in place since [[1714]], is abolished.