Year in Japan
1888 in Japanese History
6 recorded entries for this year. It falls in the Meiji period (明治時代, 1868 – 1912).
Era name: Meiji era 明治 (year 21 of the era)
What happened 出来事
- Kuki Shūzō 九鬼周造 · Philosopher — Japanese philosopher (1888–1941)
- Kan Kikuchi 菊池寛 · Politician — Japanese writer and businessman (1888-1948)
- Murakami Kagaku 村上華岳 · Painter — Japanese artist (1888-1939)
- Kiichi Okamoto 岡本帰一 · Painter — Japanese painter (1888-1930)
- Shō Shō 尚昌 · Politician — (1888-1923)
- Seitarō Kitayama 北山清太郎 · Painter — Japanese anime director (1888-1945)
Reading the year 1888 in Japanese
Japanese sources from this period date events by era name, not by the Western calendar. 1888 corresponds to Meiji era 明治 (year 21 of the era). Years are written with 年 (ねん, nen) — so 1600 appears as 慶長5年, "the fifth year of Keichō".
The year itself is read 1888年 (1888ねん) in modern Japanese. Browse the full timeline to see where this year sits in the wider arc, or the 19th century for its neighbours.