Meiji period
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The nengō Meiji means "Enlightened Rule"[2] or "Enlightened Government".[1]
Events of the Meiji period
The years in which Meiji was the Japanese monarch comprise this modern period or era.[3]
- 1868 (Meiji 1): Meiji Restoration; the capital of Japan moved from Kyoto to Tokyo.[1]
- 1889-1890 (Meiji 22-23): Constitution of the Empire of Japan[1]
- 1894-1895 (Meiji 27-28): First Sino-Japanese War[1]
- 1904-1905 (Meiji 37-38): Russo-Japanese War[1]
- 30 July 1912 (Meiji 45, 30th day of the 7th month): Meiji died.[4]
Politics
- 1885 (Meiji 18): Ito Hirobumi became 1st Prime Minister[5]
- 1888 (Meiji 21): Kuroda Kiyotaka became 2nd Prime Minister[6]
- 1889 (Meiji 22): Yamagata Aritomo became 3rd Prime Minister[7]
- 1891 (Meiji 24): Matsukata Masayoshi became 4th Prime Minister[8]
- 1892 (Meiji 25): Ito became 5th Prime Minister[9]
- 1896 (Meiji 29): Matsukata became 6th Prime Minister[9]
- 1898 (Meiji 31): Ito became 7th Prime Minister[9]
- 1898 (Meiji 31): Ōkuma Shigenobu became 8th Prime Minister[10]
- 1898 (Meiji 31): Yamagata became 9th Prime Minister[9]
- 1900 (Meiji 33): Ito became 10th Prime Minister[9]
- 1901 (Meiji 34): Katsura Tarō became 11th Prime Minister[11]
- 1906 (Meiji 39): Saionji Kinmochi became 12th Prime Minister[12]
- 1908 (Meiji 41): Katsura became 13th Prime Minister[9]
- 1911 (Meiji 44): Saionji became 14th Prime Minister[9]
Gallery
The 15-year-old Emperor Meiji, moving from Kyoto to Tokyo, end of 1868, after the fall of Edo.
Formal beginning of the Meiji Constitution, 1889. Woodblock print by Toyohara Chikanobu.
One yen coin of 1870 (Meiji 3 明治三年), both sides.
First Meiji one-yen banknote, 1871.
Meiji Period Media
Emperor Meiji c. 1888
Interior of House of Peers, showing Minister speaking at the tribune from which members address the House
Ceremony for the Promulgation of the Constitution by Wada Eisaku, showing the Emperor presenting the Constitution to Prime Minister Kuroda Kiyotaka at a ceremony in the Imperial Palace on 11 February 1889 (Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery)
Ginza in 1880s
Outer kimono for a woman (uchikake) with hanging scroll motifs, 1880–1890
1907 Tokyo Industrial Exhibition
Tsuruma Park, 1910; in January 1873 the Dajō-kan issued a notice providing for the establishment of public parks, that of Ueno Park following shortly after.
Related pages
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 624. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
- ↑ Dean, Meryll. (2002). Japanese Legal System, p. 55.
- ↑ GlobalSecurity.org, Japanese years. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
- ↑ Meyer, Eva-Maria (1999). Japans Kaiserhof in der Edo-Zeit: unter besonderer Berucksichtigung der Jahre 1846 bis 1867. Lit. p. 186. ISBN 978-3-8258-3939-0.
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 404. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 578. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 1038. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 618. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 Prime Minister of Japan and Cabinet (Kantei), "Prime Ministers in History, 1st-30th (1885-1934)". Retrieved 2012-4-29.
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 748. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 494. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 808. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
Other websites
Media related to Meiji era at Wikimedia Commons
- National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
| Meiji | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1868 | 1869 | 1870 | 1871 | 1872 | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 | 1880 | 1881 | 1882 | 1883 | 1884 | 1885 | 1886 | 1887 |
| Meiji | 21st | 22nd | 23rd | 24th | 25th | 26th | 27th | 28th | 29th | 30th | 31th | 32th | 33th | 34th | 35th | 36th | 37th | 38th | 39th | 40th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | 1889 | 1890 | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 |
| Meiji | 41st | 42nd | 43rd | 44th | 45th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 |
| Preceded by: Keiō |
Era or nengō: Meiji |
Succeeded by: Taishō |