1887 in Japan

none 1887 Events in the year 1887 in Japan. Incumbents Monarch: Emperor MeijiMeiji emperor of Japan https://www.britannica.com/biography/Meiji Encyclopedia Britannica 27 March 2019 en Prime Minister: Itō Hirobumi Governors Aichi Prefecture: Minoru Katsumata Akita Prefecture: Sada Aoyama Aomori Prefecture: Nabeshima Miki Ehime Prefecture: Shinpei Seki Fukui Prefecture: Tsutomu Ishiguro Fukuoka Prefecture: Yasujo Fukushima Prefecture: Hiraochi Orita Gifu Prefecture: Toshi Kozaki Gunma Prefecture: Sato Atasesan Hiroshima Prefecture: Senda Sadaaki Ibaraki Prefecture: Sadanori Yasuda Iwate Prefecture: Shoichiro Ishii Kanagawa Prefecture: Baron Tadatsu Hayashi Kochi Prefecture: Yoshiaki Tonabe Kumamoto Prefecture: Yoshiaki Tonabe Kyoto Prefecture: Baron Utsumi Tadakatsu Mie Prefecture: Ishii Kuni Miyagi Prefecture: Matsudaira Masanao Miyazaki Prefecture: Teru Tananbe then Tokito Konkyo then Takayoshi Kyoganu Nagano Prefecture: Baron Seiichiro Kinashi Niigata Prefecture: Shinozaki Goro Oita Prefecture: Ryokichi Nishimura Okinawa Prefecture: Sadakiyo Osako then Minoru Fukuhara Osaka Prefecture: Tateno Tsuyoshi Saga Prefecture: Kamata Kagehisa Saitama Prefecture: Kiyohide Yoshida Shimane Prefecture: Sukeo Kabayama Tochigi Prefecture: Orita Hirauchi Tokyo: Marquis Shigeru Hachisuke Toyama Prefecture: Fujishima Masaki Yamagata Prefecture: Shibahara Sum Events January 22 – Tōkyō Denkō begins selling electric lights. Births February 4 – Masaichi Niimi, admiral (d. 1993) February 9 – Tsuchida Bakusen, nihonga painter (d. 1936) March 25 – Chūichi Nagumo, admiral (d. 1944) July 28 – Tetsu Katayama, politician and 33rd Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1978) November 15 – Hitoshi Ashida, politician and 34th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1959) Deaths December 6 – Shimazu Hisamitsu, samurai (b. 1817) References 1887 in Category:1880s in Japan Japan Category:Years of the 19th century in Japan Category:1887 in Asia