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Timeline of Tokyo

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Timeline of Tokyo

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

Contents

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 - 1682 Edo fire.
  • 1698 - 1698 Edo fire.
  • 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
  • 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 Kokuritsu Bank established.
  • 1874 - Aoyama Gakuin school and Saint Paul's school established.
  • 1877
  • University of Tokyo and Fifteen Bank 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 - Tokyo School of Art founded.
  • 1888
  • Tokyo Asahi Shimbun (newspaper) begins publication.
  • Tokyo Observatory 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.

    • 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 - Asakusa Opera 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 - Tokyo Broadcasting Station 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 - Daiba Park 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.
  • Hibiya Theatre 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.
  • 1942 - April: Bombing of Tokyo by US forces begins.
  • 1943 - "Metropolitan administration system established."
  • 1945
  • August: Bombing of Tokyo by US forces ends.
  • Japan Savings Bank established.
  • Population: 2,777,010.
  • 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

  • 1955
  • Tokyo International Trade Fair begins.
  • Population: 6,966,499.
  • 1958
  • Japanese National Stadium opens.
  • May: 1958 Asian Games held in Tokyo.
  • 1961
  • Suntory Art Museum 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 - Yoyogi Park created.
  • 1968
  • Kasumigaseki Building (hi-rise) built.
  • Ramen Jiro eatery in business.
  • 1969 - "Tokyo Metropolitan Pollution Control Ordinance enacted."
  • 1971 - Keio Plaza Hotel (hi-rise) built.
  • 1972 - Nakagin Capsule Tower built.
  • 1973 - Tokyo Metropolitan Library opens.
  • 1975 - Ward mayoral election held.
  • 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.

    • 21st century

  • 2000 - Population: 8,130,408.
  • 2001 - October: Asian Network of Major Cities 21 meets in Tokyo.
  • 2002 - Tokyo International Anime Fair begins.
  • 2004 - ShinGinkō Tokyo bank established.
  • 2005 - Tokyo Metropolitan University established.
  • 2007
  • Tokyo Marathon begins.
  • Midtown Tower built.
  • Shinjuku Wald 9 cinema in business.
  • 2008 - C40 environmental group meets in Tokyo.
  • 2011 - 2011 Tōhoku earthquake occurs.
  • 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.

    • References

    Timeline of Tokyo Wikipedia
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