Meiji leaders plan major treaty-revision missionJan 1, 1871Labels: Meiji leadersJACAR ExhibitWikisource
Iwakura Mission departs Yokohama for the WestDec 23, 1871Labels: Iwakura Tomomi, Meiji delegationJapan US TimelineIwakura Mission
Mission arrives in San Francisco and begins U.S. tourJan 15, 1872Labels: San Franciscoyama SutematsuJapan US Timeline
Delegation reaches Washington and presses treaty revisionFeb 29, 1872Labels: Washington DWikisourceJapan US Timeline
Mission shifts focus from diplomacy to systematic studyApr 1, 1872Labels: Study missionIwakura MissionJACAR Exhibit
Mission spends extended period in Britain studying industryAug 1, 1872Labels: BritainIwakura MissionJapan Reference
Formal audience with Queen Victoria at Windsor CastleDec 5, 1872Labels: Queen Victoria, Windsor CastleIwakura Mission
Delegation leaves Britain and begins Continental Europe tourDec 16, 1872Labels: Continental EuropeIwakura MissionNDL France
Mission meets French President Thiers in ParisJan 1, 1873Labels: Adolphe Thiers, FranceFrance JapanWikimedia
Audience in Berlin highlights Prussian state powerMar 11, 1873Labels: Berlin, PrussiaMissione IwakuraIwakura Mission
Key leaders return early amid Seikanron debateJun 1, 1873Labels: Seikanron debateJapan ReferenceMissione Iwakura
Main delegation completes return voyage via AsiaAug 1, 1873Labels: Return voyageIwakura MissionNippon com
Iwakura Mission returns to Yokohama, ending tourSep 13, 1873Labels: Yokohama return, Iwakura MissionJACAR ExhibitIwakura Mission
Kume Kunitake compiles and publishes mission recordJan 1, 1878Labels: Kume KunitakeNDL FranceJACAR Exhibit