1858 in Japan

Events in the year 1858 in Japan.

Events

• 9 April - 1858 Hietsu earthquake
• Start of the Ansei Purge
• Ichikawa Kumehachi make her stage debut as the first actress to appear on stage in Japan since actresses were banned in 1629.

Incumbents

• Monarch: Kōmei

Births

• January 25 - Mikimoto Kōkichi (d. 1954), businessman

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