Events in the year 1877 in Japan. Incumbents Emperor: Emperor Meiji Empress consort: Empress Shōken Governors Aichi Prefecture: Taihe Yasujo Akita Prefecture: Kunishi Senkichi Aomori Prefecture: J. Hishida Ehime Prefecture: Takatoshi Iwamura Fukushima Prefecture: Taihe Yasujo Gifu Prefecture: Toshi Kozaki Gunma Prefecture: Katori Yoshihiko Hiroshima Prefecture: Fujii Benzō Ibaraki Prefecture: ..... then Baron Tatsutaro Nomura Iwate Prefecture: Korekiyo Shima Kumamoto Prefecture: Takaaki Tomioka Kochi Prefecture: Viscount Kunitake Watanabe Kyoto Prefecture: Baron Masanao Makimura Mie Prefecture: Sadamedaka Iwamura Miyagi Prefecture: Tokisuke Miyagi Nagano Prefecture: Narasaki Hiroshi Niigata Prefecture: Nagayama Sheng Hui Oita Prefecture: Shinichi Kagawa Osaka Prefecture: Viscount Norobu Watanabe Saitama Prefecture: Tasuke Shirane Shimane Prefecture: Jiro Sakai Tochigi Prefecture: Miki Nabeshima Tokyo: Masataka Kusumoto Yamagata Prefecture: Viscount Mishima Michitsune Events January 4 - Land tax reform is implemented. January 29-September 24 - Satsuma Rebellion February 19-April 12 - Siege of Kumamoto Castle March 3–20 - Battle of Tabaruzaka September 24 - Battle of Shiroyama Deaths September 24 - Saigō Takamori and Kirino Toshiaki References