1873 in Japan

none 1873 Events in the year 1873 in Japan. Incumbents Monarch: Emperor MeijiMeiji emperor of Japan https://www.britannica.com/biography/Meiji Encyclopedia Britannica 27 March 2019 en Governors Aichi Prefecture: Iseki Ushitora Akita Prefecture: Sugio Magoshichiro (until May 5), Senkichi Kokushi (starting May 5) Aomori Prefecture: J. Hishida Ehime Prefecture: Egi Yasunao Fukui Prefecture: Kotobuki Murata Fukushima Prefecture: Taihe Yasujo Gifu Prefecture: Joren Hasegawa Gunma Prefecture: Sada Aoyama (until November 2), vacant (starting November 2) Hiroshima Prefecture: Date Muneoki Ibaraki Prefecture: Toru Watanabe (starting September 9) Iwate Prefecture: Korekiyo Shima Kagawa Prefecture: Mohei Hayashi (until February 20) Kochi Prefecture: Iwasaki Nagatake Kyoto Prefecture: Hase Nobuatsu Mie Prefecture: Ryo Shioya Miyagi Prefecture: Tokisuke Miyagi Miyazaki Prefecture: Weiken Fukuyama Nagano Prefecture: Tachiki Kenzen then Narasaki Hiroshi Niigata Prefecture: Kusumoto Masataka Oita Prefecture: Kei Morishita Osaka Prefecture: Norobu Watanabe Saga Prefecture: Taku Shigeru then Ishii Kuni then Michitoshi Iwamura Saitama Prefecture: Morihide Nomura then Tasuke Shirane Shiname Prefecture: Kamiyama Ren Tochigi Prefecture: Iseki Ushitora Tokushima Prefecture: Nobuhiro Sato Tokyo: Miki Nabeshima Toyama Prefecture: Tadahiro Okubo Yamagata Prefecture: ...... Yamaguchi Prefecture: Mishima Michitsune Events January 1 - Japan begins using the Gregorian calendar. January 4 - With the adoption of the Western calendar, the five seasonal festivals gosekku — Jinjitsu on January 7, Jōshi on March 3, Tango on May 5, Tanabata on July 7 and Chōyō on September 9) — are abolished. References 1873 in Category:1870s in Japan Japan Category:Years of the 19th century in Japan