The Japanese Village exhibition, featuring 100 Japanese inhabitants, opens in London
Nara Park, among the first public parks in Japan, is established in Nara City
The railway connection between Tokyo and Kobe is completed
Death of statesman Tomomi Iwakura (1825-1883), who helped engineer the Meiji Restoration
Juji Ishii (1865-1914) founds Japan’s first orphanage
Death of French priest Bernard-Thadée Petitjean, who revealed Nagasaki’s Christians
The Rokumeikan, a hall famous for its Western style parties, is opened
Former samurai Hirobumi Ito becomes Japan’s first Prime Minister
New Nakamise souvenir shops, made of red brick, are opened at Tokyo’s Sensoji temple
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