1858 in Japan

Events in the year 1858 in Japan.

Events

 * 9 April - 1858 Hietsu earthquake
 * Start of the Ansei Purge


 * Ichikawa Kumehachi make her stage debut as the first actress to appear on stage in Japan since actresses were banned in 1629.

Incumbents

 * Monarch: Kōmei

Births

 * January 25 - Mikimoto Kōkichi (d. 1954), businessman