Events in the year 1874 in Japan.
Incumbents Emperor: Emperor Meiji Empress consort: Empress Shōken
Governors Aichi Prefecture: Washio Takashi Akita Prefecture: Senkichi Kokushi Aomori Prefecture: J. Hishida then Masaomi Kitadai then Ikeda Tanenori Ehime Prefecture: Egi Yasunao Fukushima Prefecture: Taihe Yasujo Gifu Prefecture: Toshi Kozaki Gunma Prefecture: vacant Hiroshima Prefecture: Date Muneoki Ibaraki Prefecture: Seki Shinpei Iwate Prefecture: Korekiyo Shima Kagawa Prefecture: Mohei Hayashi Kochi Prefecture: Iwasaki Nagatake Kyoto Prefecture: Masanao Makimura Mie Prefecture: Masanao Makimura Miyazaki Prefecture: Weiken Fukuyama Nagano Prefecture: Narasaki Hiroshi Niigata Prefecture: Kusumoto Masataka Oita Prefecture: Kei Morishita Osaka Prefecture: Norobu Watanabe Saga Prefecture: Michitoshi Iwamura Saitama Prefecture: Tasuke Shirane Shiname Prefecture: Kamiyama Ren Tochigi Prefecture: Iseki Ushitora Tokyo: Miki Nabeshima Toyama Prefecture: Tadahiro Okubo Yamaguchi Prefecture: Mishima Michitsune
Events February 16–April 9 - Saga Rebellion
Births April 16 – Jōtarō Watanabe
Deaths
April 13 – Etō Shimpei (born 1834) and Shima Yoshitake (born 1822), rebel leaders (executed by beheading)Keene, Donald. Emperor of Japan: Meiji and His World, 1852-1912. Columbia University Press. 2002. 240.
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