1863 in Japan

Events from the year 1863 in Japan.

Incumbents

• Emperor: Kōmei

Events

• March 11 - Order to expel barbarians issued by the Emperor.
• July 16 - Battle of Shimonoseki Straits
• July 20-August 14 - First Shimonoseki Campaign
• August 15–17 - Bombardment of Kagoshima
• September 29 - TenchÅ«gumi Incident
• December 29 - Second Japanese Embassy to Europe (1863)

Births

• February 23 - Katsusaburō Yamagiwa, pathologist
• March 14 - Tokutomi Sohō

Deaths

• August 27 - Aizawa Seishisai
• October 27? - Serizawa Kamo

References