Timeline of Tokyo

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The following is a timeline of the history of Tokyo, Japan.

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Prior to 19th century[]

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  • 1457 - Edo Castle built.[1]
  • 1617 - Yoshiwara (prostitution district) begins operating.[2]
  • 1634 - Sankin-kōtai policy established.[3]
  • 1657 - March 2: Great Fire of Meireki occurs.[4]
  • 1682 -  [ja].[5]
  • 1698 -  [ja].[5]
  • 1707 - December: Eruption of Mount Fuji; ash falls on Edo.[5]
  • 1721 - "First population census conducted (Edo’s population about 1.3 million)."[4]

    • 19th century[]

    • 1853
      • July 8: American Perry Expedition arrives in Edo Bay.
      • Odaiba island forts built in Edo Bay.
      • Hanayashiki garden opens.[2]
    • 1855 - November 11: 1855 Edo earthquake occurs.
    • 1856 - Hiroshige's One Hundred Famous Views of Edo published.
    • 1868 - Edo renamed "Tokyo."[4]
    • 1869
      • Japanese imperial capital relocated to Tokyo from Kyoto.[6]
      • Tokyo Shôkonsha (shrine) established.[6]
      • Yokohama-Tokyo telegraph begins operating.[7]
    • 1871 - Esaki Reiji photo studio in business.[8]
    • 1872
      • is held
      • October: Yokohama-Tokyo railroad begins operating.[9]
      • Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun (newspaper) begins publication.
      • "Ordinances aimed at the civilizing of the populace are enacted in Tokyo."[7]
      • Imperial Library headquartered in Tokyo.[10]
    • 1873 - Dai-Ichi Kokuritsu Bank established.[11]
    • 1874 - Aoyama Gakuin school and Saint Paul's school established.[6]
    • 1877
      • University of Tokyo[7] and  [ja][11] established.
      • National Industrial Exhibition held.[12]
    • 1880 - Mitsubishi Bank and Yasuda Bank established.[13]
    • 1881
      • Tokyo Imperial Museum built.[14]
      • Tokyo Vocational School founded.
    • 1882
      • Bank of Japan headquartered in city.[11]
      • Ueno Zoo opens.[15]
    • 1884 - Railway Yamanote Line begins operating.[9]
    • 1886 - "First fixed advertising billboard in Tokyo" installed.[16]
    • 1887 -  [ja] founded.[7]
    • 1888
      • Tokyo Asahi Shimbun (newspaper) begins publication.
      •  [ja] established.
    • 1889
      • "Tokyo City and 15 wards established."[4]
      • Kabuki-za (theatre) opens.[2]
    • 1890
      • Telephone begins operating.[7]
      • Population: 1,155,290.[17]
    • 1894 - Tokyo-fu Government Building constructed in Marunouchi.[4]
    • 1897 - March: Motion picture first shown.[18]

    20th century[]

    1900s-1940s[]

    • 1901 - Tokyo Photography Circle (club) formed.[8]
    • 1902 - Industrial Bank of Japan headquartered in city.[11]
    • 1903
      • Electric tram begins operating.[19]
      • Electric Hall (cinema) opens.[2]
    • 1905 - September 5: Hibiya Incendiary Incident occurs.[1]
    • 1906 - Harajuku Station opens.
    • 1907 - Tokyo Industrial Exhibition held.[12]
    • 1910 - Luna Park opens.
    • 1911 - Imperial Theatre opens.[20]
    • 1914
      • December: Central Station opens.[9]
      • Taisho Exposition held.[7]
    • 1916 - Tokyo Photographers Guild established.[8]
    • 1917 -  [ja] active.[21]
    • 1918
      • Rice riot occurs.[7]
      • Neon light installed in Ginza.[16]
    • 1920
      • Meiji Shrine built.[6]
      • Population: 3,699,428.[4]
    • 1921 - November 4: Japanese prime minister Takashi Hara assassinated.[1]
    • 1923 - September 1: 1923 Great Kantō earthquake occurs.[22]
    • 1925 -  [ja] begins operating.[23][18]
    • 1926
      • "Public apartment housing" built.[7]
      • NHK Symphony Orchestra[24] and Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum established.
    • 1927 - Tokyo Underground Railway begins operating between Asakusa and Ueno.[7]
    • 1928 -  [ja] opens in Tokyo Bay.
    • 1929 - Tokyo March song/film become popular.[25]
    • 1930 - Population: 4,986,913.[17]
    • 1931 - Haneda Airport begins operating.[4]
    • 1933 - Dai-Ichi Seimei Building constructed.
    • 1934
    • 1936
      • Konishiroku Honten in business.[27]
      • Japanese Folk Crafts Museum founded.[28]
    • 1937 - Korakuen Stadium opens.[26]
    • 1938 - Rikugi-en (park) opens.
    • 1940 - Population: 6,778,804.[17]
    • 1941 - Port of Tokyo opens.[4]
    • 1942 - April: Bombing of Tokyo by US forces begins.
    • 1943 - "Metropolitan administration system established."[4]
    • 1945
      • 10 March: A major air attack kills 90,000 to 100,000 people and destroys a quarter of the city's buildings
      • August: Bombing of Tokyo by US forces ends.
      •  [ja] established.[11]
      • Population: 3,488,284.[29]
    • 1946 - Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal begins.[23]
    • 1947
      •  [fr; ja] elected governor.[4]
      • 23 Special wards of Tokyo created.[4]
    • 1948 - National Diet Library headquartered in Tokyo.[10]

    1950s-1990s[]

    • 1950 - Population: 6,277,500.[29]
    • 1955
      • Tokyo International Trade Fair begins.[30]
      • Population: 6,966,499.[17]
    • 1958
    • 1961
      •  [ja] opens.
      • Higashi-Ikebukuro Taishôken ramen shop in business.[31]
    • 1964
      • Tōkaidō Shinkansen (hi-speed train) begins operating;[32]
      • October: 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo.[22]
      • Tokyo 12 Channel TV begins broadcasting.[16]
      • Hotel New Otani Tokyo built.
    • 1967 - Yoyogi Park created.
    • 1968
      • Kasumigaseki Building (hi-rise) built.
      • Ramen Jiro eatery in business.[31]
    • 1969 - " [ja] enacted."[4]
    • 1971 - Keio Plaza Hotel (hi-rise) built.
    • 1971 - The Zengakuren demonstrate in Tokyo against terms for the return of Okinawa from US to Japanese control.
    • 1972 - Nakagin Capsule Tower built.
    • 1973 - Tokyo Metropolitan Library opens.[10]
    • 1975
      • Ward mayoral election held.[4]
      • Population: 8,640,000 city; 11,622,651 urban agglomeration.[33]
    • 1979 - June: 5th G7 summit held in city.
    • 1988
    • 1989 - Bunkamura cultural venue opens.
    • 1991 - Metropolitan government relocates to new building in Shinjuku.[4]
    • 1993
    • 1995 - March 20: Tokyo subway sarin attack.[22]
    • 1996 - Tokyo Big Sight convention centre opens.
    • 2000 - Population: 8,130,408.[35]

    21st century[]

    See also[]

    • History of Tokyo, and "significant events" sections
    •  [ja]

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    This article incorporates information from the Japanese Wikipedia.

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