Tokyo: Meiji-era Urban Transformation (1868–1912)

1. Edo renamed Tokyo as imperial rule restored

   Sep 3, 1868Labels: Tokyo city, Meiji Restoration

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   • Tokyo City

2. Tokyo Shōkonsha (later Yasukuni) established

   Jun 1, 1869Labels: Yasukuni Shrine, State Shinto

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   • Yasukuni

3. Ginza fire triggers state-led “Bricktown” rebuild

   Jan 1, 1872Labels: Ginza, Bricktown Rengagai

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   • Ginza

4. Tokyo holds the 1872 Yushima Seidō Exhibition

   Mar 10, 1872Labels: Yushima Seid, Meiji exhibitions

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   • Britannica

5. Japan’s first railway opens to Shimbashi

   Sep 12, 1872Labels: Shimbashi Station, First Railway

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   • Archaeology JP

6. Ueno Park established as a modern public park

   Oct 19, 1873Labels: Ueno Park, Museums

   • Ueno Park
   • Ueno Assoc

7. University of Tokyo chartered as a modern university

   Apr 12, 1877Labels: University of, Higher Education

   • UTokyo
   • Britannica

8. Tokyo subdivided into 15 wards (ku)

   Nov 2, 1878Labels: Tokyo wards, Municipal administration

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   • Prefectures

9. Tokyo’s first horse-drawn streetcars begin service

   Jun 25, 1882Labels: Streetcars, Urban transport

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   • Ginza

10. Ueno Station opens, strengthening northbound rail access

    Jul 28, 1883Labels: Ueno Station, Rail terminal

    • Ueno Station

11. Rokumeikan inaugurated as Western-style diplomatic venue

    Nov 28, 1883Labels: Rokumeikan, Diplomatic venue

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12. Tokyo City Improvement Ordinance promulgated

    Oct 1, 1888Labels: City Improvement, Infrastructure

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    • Land law

13. Tokyo City officially established with 15 wards

    May 1, 1889Labels: Tokyo City, Municipal establishment

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    • Tokyo

14. Tokyo Station opens as integrated central rail terminus

    Dec 20, 1914Labels: Tokyo Station, Marunouchi

    • Tokyo Station
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