1611 in Japan

none 1611 Events of the year 1611 in Japan. Incumbents Monarch: Go-Yōzei until May 9, Go-Mizunoo from May 9. Shogun: Tokugawa Hidetada Events May 9: Emperor Go-Yōzei abdicates in favor of his son, Prince Kotohito. The prince then assumes the throne as Emperor Go-Mizunoo.Ponsonby-Fane Richard The Imperial House of Japan SLAeAAAAMAAJ yes 1959113–115 December 2: 1611 Sanriku earthquake. An 8.1 magnitude earthquake occurs off the coast of Mutsu Province. Both the quake and the resulting tsunami result in the deaths of approximately five thousand people.http://iisee.kenken.go.jp/utsu/utsuweq_bak_eng.html Catalog of Damaging Earthquakes in the World Utsu T. 2004 IISEE 26 November 2011 18 September 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130918042738/http://iisee.kenken.go.jp/utsu/utsuweq_bak_eng.html deadhttp://hnn.us/articles/139314.html Danger in the Lowground: The Japan Earthquake in Historical Context hnn.us Date unknown: Itoh Gofuku, a predecessor of Matsuzakaya, a famous department store, is founded for the sale of silk in Nagoya. Births N/A Deaths January 16: Niiro Tadamoto, samurai, retainer of the Satsuma Domain (b.1526) March 5: Shimazu Yoshihisa, daimyo, general, 16th head of the Shimazu clan. (b.1533) July 26: Horio Yoshiharu, daimyo of Matsue (1590-1599) (b.1542) August 2: Katō Kiyomasa, samurai, daimyo of Kumamoto (1587-1611) (b.1562) References 1611 in Category:1611 in Japan Category:1610s in Japan Japan Category:Years of the 17th century in Japan Category:1611 in Asia