1874 in Japan explained

Events in the year 1874 in Japan.

Incumbents

• Emperor

Emperor Meiji^[1]

• Empress consort: Empress Shōken

Governors

• Aichi Prefecture

Washio Takashi

• • Akita Prefecture: Senkichi Kokushi Aomori Prefecture: J. Hishida then Masaomi Kitadai then Ikeda Tanenori
• Ehime Prefecture: Egi Yasunao
• Fukushima Prefecture: Taihe Yasujo
• Gifu Prefecture: Toshi Kozaki
• Gunma Prefecture: vacant
• Hiroshima Prefecture

Date Muneoki

• Ibaraki Prefecture

• Iwate Prefecture: Korekiyo Shima
  • Kagawa Prefecture: Mohei Hayashi Kochi Prefecture: Iwasaki Nagatake
• Kyoto Prefecture

Masanao Makimura

• Mie Prefecture: Masanao Makimura
• Miyazaki Prefecture

Weiken Fukuyama

• Nagano Prefecture

Narasaki Hiroshi

• Niigata Prefecture

Kusumoto Masataka

• Oita Prefecture: Kei Morishita
• Osaka Prefecture

Norobu Watanabe

• Saga Prefecture

Michitoshi Iwamura

• Saitama Prefecture

Tasuke Shirane

• Shiname Prefecture: Kamiyama Ren
• Tochigi Prefecture: Iseki Ushitora
• Tokyo

Miki Nabeshima

• Toyama Prefecture: Tadahiro Okubo
• Yamaguchi Prefecture: Mishima Michitsune

Events

• February 16–April 9 - Saga Rebellion

Births

• April 16 – Jōtarō Watanabe

Deaths

• April 13 – Etō Shimpei (born 1834) and Shima Yoshitake (born 1822), rebel leaders (executed by beheading)^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Meiji emperor of Japan . Encyclopedia Britannica . 27 March 2019 . en.
2. Keene, Donald. Emperor of Japan: Meiji and His World, 1852-1912. Columbia University Press. 2002. 240.