Timeline of Tokyo

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

Prior to 19th century

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

19th century

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

20th century

1900s-1940s

• 1901 - Tokyo Photography Circle (club) formed.
• 1902 - Industrial Bank of Japan headquartered in city.
• 1903
• Electric tram begins operating.
• Electric Hall (cinema) opens.
• 1905 - September 5: Hibiya Incendiary Incident occurs.
• 1906 - Harajuku Station opens.
• 1907 - Tokyo Industrial Exhibition held.
• 1910 - Luna Park opens.
• 1911 - Imperial Theatre opens.
• 1914
• December: Central Station opens.
• Taisho Exposition held.
• 1916 - Tokyo Photographers Guild established.
• 1917 - active.
• 1918
• Rice riot occurs.
• Neon light installed in Ginza.
• 1920
• Meiji Shrine built.
• Population: 3,699,428.
• 1921 - November 4: Japanese prime minister Takashi Hara assassinated.
• 1923 - September 1: 1923 Great Kantō earthquake occurs.
• 1925 - begins operating.
• 1926
• "Public apartment housing" built.
• NHK Symphony Orchestra and Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum established.
• 1927 - Tokyo Underground Railway begins operating between Asakusa and Ueno.
• 1928 - opens in Tokyo Bay.
• 1929 - Tokyo March song/film become popular.
• 1930 - Population: 4,986,913.
• 1931 - Haneda Airport begins operating.
• 1933 - Dai-Ichi Seimei Building constructed.
• 1934
• Yomiuri Giants baseball team formed.
• opens.
• 1936
• Konishiroku Honten in business.
• Japanese Folk Crafts Museum founded.
• 1937 - Korakuen Stadium opens.
• 1938 - Rikugi-en (park) opens.
• 1940 - Population: 6,778,804.
• 1941
• Port of Tokyo opens.
• Italian Cultural Institute in Tokyo opens.
• 1942 - April: Bombing of Tokyo by US forces begins.
• 1943 - "Metropolitan administration system established."
• 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.
• established.
• Population: 3,488,284.
• 1946 - Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal begins.
• 1947
• Seiichirō Yasui elected governor.
• 23 Special wards of Tokyo created.
• 1948 - National Diet Library headquartered in Tokyo.

1950s-1990s

• 1950 - Population: 6,277,500.
• 1955
• Tokyo International Trade Fair begins.
• Population: 6,966,499.
• 1956 - City hosts the 1956 World Judo Championships.
• 1958
• Japanese National Stadium opens.
• May: 1958 Asian Games held in Tokyo.
• November: City hosts the 1958 World Judo Championships.
• 1961
• opens.
• Higashi-Ikebukuro Taishôken ramen shop in business.

• 1964
• Tōkaidō Shinkansen (hi-speed train) begins operating;
• October: 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo.
• Tokyo 12 Channel TV begins broadcasting.
• Hotel New Otani Tokyo built.
• 1967
• January: City hosts the 1967 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.
• Yoyogi Park created.
• 1968
• Kasumigaseki Building (hi-rise) built.
• Ramen Jiro eatery in business.
• 1969 - " enacted."
• 1971
• Keio Plaza Hotel (hi-rise) built.
• 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.
• 1975
• Ward mayoral election held.
• Population: 8,640,000 city; 11,622,651 urban agglomeration.
• 1979 - June: 5th G7 summit held in city.
• 1988
• Tokyo Dome (stadium) opens.
• Yumenoshima Tropical Greenhouse Dome established.
• 1989 - Bunkamura cultural venue opens.
• 1991 - Metropolitan government relocates to new building in Shinjuku.
• 1993
• Rainbow Bridge opens.
• DN Tower 21 built.
• 1995 - March 20: Tokyo subway sarin attack.
• 1996 - Tokyo Big Sight convention centre opens.
• 2000 - Population: 8,130,408.

21st century

• 2001
• 10 March: Tokyo Stadium open.
• October: Asian Network of Major Cities 21 meets in Tokyo.
• 2002 - Tokyo International Anime Fair begins.
• 2004 - bank established.
• 2005 - Tokyo Metropolitan University established.
• 2006 - Czech Centre in Tokyo opens.
• 2007
• Tokyo Marathon begins.
• Midtown Tower built.
• Shinjuku Wald 9 cinema in business.
• 2008 - C40 environmental group meets in Tokyo.
• 2010 - City hosts the 2010 World Judo Championships.
• 2011
• 11 March: 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami occurs and seriously Fukushima nuclear disaster.
• 17 November: Polish Institute in Tokyo founded (see also Japan–Poland relations).

• 2012
• Tokyo Gate Bridge opens.
• Tokyo Skytree tower built.
• 2013 - September: Tokyo chosen as site of the future 2020 Summer Olympics.
• 2014
• Toranomon Hills (hi-rise) built.
• Yoichi Masuzoe elected governor.
• 2016 - Yuriko Koike elected governor.
• 2017
• 25 November: Musashino Forest Sport Plaza open.
• 2019
• August: Oi Hockey Stadium open.
• August–September: City hosts the 2019 World Judo Championships.
• October: Ariake Gymnastics Centre open.
• 28 November-1 December: 2019 Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships held.
• New Japan National Stadium open.
• Hungarian Cultural Center in Tokyo opened (see also Hungary–Japan relations).
• 2020
• 24 January: First confirmed case relating to the COVID-19 pandemic in Tokyo.
• 3 February: Ariake Arena open.
• March: Ultimately postponement of 2020 Summer Olympics to July 2021 announced due to COVID-19 concerns.
• October: Tokyo Aquatics Centre open.
• 2021
• 2020 Summer Olympics held.
• 2020 Summer Paralympics held.

See also

• History of Tokyo, and "significant events" sections

References

This article incorporates information from the Japanese Wikipedia.

Bibliography

• + Chronology

External links