Historedia
Group or institution

Meiji Government

Events
3
Episodes
4
Years
1871–1876

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Meiji Government, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Meiji Japan adopts the yen as its currency

    1871

    Role: Official authority adopting the currency

    1. 27 June 1871 · Tokyo (institutional context; ministries including Finance relocated there by 1871)Official Adoption of the Yen

      The Meiji government officially adopted the yen as Japan's modern currency unit on 27 June 1871, after which coins struck with the 1870 date circulated.

  2. Founding of the Tokyo Normal School, predecessor of Tsukuba

    1872

    Role: Established public education system and Ministry of Education

    1. 1872 · TokyoFounding of Japan's First Normal School

      Japan's first normal school was established in Tokyo in 1872, serving as the origin of the University of Tsukuba's institutional lineage.

  3. Sword ban and stipend conversion for samurai in Japan

    1874–1876

    Role: Issuer of the Haitōrei Edict

    1. 1874 · Meiji GovernmentStipend Conversion to Bonds

      In 1874, samurai were given the option to convert their stipends into government bonds, following the abolition of hereditary stipends in 1873.

    2. March 28, 1876 · Meiji GovernmentSword Abolishment Edict

      The Haitōrei Edict was issued on March 28, 1876, prohibiting most people from carrying weapons in public, seen as an embodiment of a sword hunt.

Sources

  1. Japanese yen Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-07
  2. Tokyo Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-26
  3. Education in the Empire of Japan Wikipedia, revision of 2026-04-30
  4. Haitō Edict Wikipedia, revision of 2025-05-24