1863 in Japan

Events from the year 1863 in Japan.

Incumbents

 * Emperor: Kōmei

Events

 * March 11 - Order to expel barbarians issued by the Emperor.
 * July 16 - Battle of Shimonoseki Straits
 * July 20-August 14 - First Shimonoseki Campaign
 * August 15–17 - Bombardment of Kagoshima
 * September 29 - Tenchūgumi Incident
 * December 29 - Second Japanese Embassy to Europe (1863)

Births

 * February 23 - Katsusaburō Yamagiwa, pathologist
 * March 14 - Tokutomi Sohō

Deaths

 * August 27 - Aizawa Seishisai
 * October 27? - Serizawa Kamo