Promulgation of the New Japanese Constitution by the Emperor of Japan at Tokio. Illustration for The Graphic, 22 June 1889. Emperor Meiji in Tokyo.
A long established system ended through negotiation at a critical moment. It marked the conclusion of the Tokugawa era and the beginning of a new phase in Japan’s development that would reshape the country in the decades that followed.
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The dismissed #shōgun #TokugawaYoshinobu gave up #EdoCastle on #ThisDayInHistory in 1868, marking a final end to the #TokugawaShogunate and the supremacy of the #MeijiRestoration government. The imperial capital was moved from #Kyoto to Edo in September, renaming the city #Tokyo.
Cover of "Meiji ishin-ki no kokka to bankoku taiji" by Katsuta Masaharu.
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Cover of "Meiji ishin to iu kenkoku shinwa: 'Hanseki hōkan' to wa nandatta no ka" by Aoyama Tadamasa.
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On today's #PacificHistoryGuide blog, a post from last year on a statue of Enomoto Takeaki in #Sumida-ku, #Tokyo. #武揚榎本 is a founding father of the #ImperialJapaneseNavy and one of the most colorful figures of the #MeijiRestoration.
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#Japan was the first modern Asian state to achieve industrial & economic parity with Europe, attested by the #AngloJapaneseAlliance, signed #ThisDayInHistory in 1902. The #MeijiRestoration transformed Japan in 50 years, including adapting awful ideas like #racism & #nationalism.
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On #ThisDayInHistory in 1867, the last #Tokugawa #shōgun resigned. The #Bakufu system of military governance had dominated #Japan since 1185, with the imperial house largely powerless. The #Shogunate's end opened the way to the #MeijiRestoration and Japan's #DefensiveDevelopment.
#ItōHirobumi 伊藤 博文 was born #OnThisDay in 1841, becoming #Japan's first prime minister in 1885; through the #MeijiRestoration 明治維新, he spearheaded the creation of a centralized state & used the Sino-Japanese War to seize Korea #한국 #조선
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They were the last of old Japan.
And the first of Japanese America.
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Explore the economic impact of the Meiji Restoration (1868) in Japan. Transforming from feudal isolation to industrial power, this period laid the foundation for modern economic growth. 🇯🇵📈 #HistoryOfEconomics #MeijiRestoration
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Explore the economic impact of the Meiji Restoration (1868) in Japan. Transforming from feudal isolation to industrial power, this period laid the foundation for modern economic growth. 🇯🇵📈 #HistoryOfEconomics #MeijiRestoration
Enomoto Takeaki 榎本 武揚 was one of the founding fathers of the #ImperialJapaneseNavy and one of the most colorful characters of the #MeijiRestoration. He was a member of the #Tokugawa Clan and so was on the losing side of the #BoshinWar. He was declared president of the Republic of Ezo in 1869. 1/3
In 1868, the #MeijiRestoration occurred and the yard came under control of the new imperial government. 11 years later, the first dry dock was completed (it was later demolished to make room for new construction). 2/4
#Satsuma Province in what is now #Kagoshima Prefecture was a crucial player in the #MeijiRestoration; the #Daimyo of Satsuma rose in rebellion against the #TokugawaShogunate in the #BoshinWar. As a result, many early Meiji government officials and #IJN naval officers came from here. #Japan #history
Bakumatsu. Courtesy Wikimedia: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meiji_Restoration
This day in #history, 1867: control of #Japan is handed to the #JapanEmperor by the #Tokugawa #Shogunate, thus starting the #MeijiRestoration.
「Rediscovery」
A 1872 letter by Saigō Takamori (西郷隆盛) has resurfaced after a century. It was written to
Ōkubo Toshimichi (大久保利通) who was overseas in the United States and being detailed on the recent situation in Japan to stay in the loop at the time.
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#OnThisDay in 1889, the Meiji Constitution #明治憲法 (Meiji Kenpō) was formally proclaimed & would remain the law of the land in #Japan until 1947; after the abolition of the Tokugawa shogunate, the #MeijiRestoration set Japan on a course of radical modernization:
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Prince Mutsuhito succeeded his father as the Emperor #Meiji #OnThisDay in 1867; in 1868, the #MeijiRestoration would be launched in the name of the 122nd emperor, setting #Japan on a radical course of #modernization that would make it a great world power:
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明治維新
Photographs of Saigō Takamori (西郷隆盛)'s younger brother, sons, and nephew have been recently discovered in a private home in Fukuoka prefecture.
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