1897 in Japan explained

Events from the year 1897 in Japan. It corresponds to Meiji 30 (明治30年) in the Japanese calendar.

Incumbents

Emperor Meiji[1]

Matsukata Masayoshi

Governors

Tokito Konkyo then Egi Kazuyuki

Orita Heinai then Asada Tokunori

Egi Kazuyuki then Motohiro Onoda then Prince Kiyoshi Honba

Kanetake Oura

Takasaki Chikaaki then Gondo Ka'nichi

Asada Tokunori then Minoru Katsumata

Shigeru Narahara

Utsumi Tadakatsu then Tokito Konkyo

Akira Oyama

Tomi Senketaka

Marquis Michitsune Koga then Viscount Okabe Nagahon

Events

Births

Deaths

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Meiji emperor of Japan . Encyclopedia Britannica . 27 March 2019 . en.
  2. Book: 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 . JNR Station Directory . Japanese National Railways . 1985 . Japan . 145. 4-533-00503-9.
  3. Fujitani,T. Splendid Monarchy: Power and Pageantry in Modern Japan. University of California Press; Reprint edition (1998).