1870 in Japan

Events in the year 1870 in Japan.

Incumbents

 * Monarch: Emperor Meiji

Governors

 * Aichi Prefecture:
 * Akita Prefecture:
 * Aomori Prefecture:
 * Fukushima Prefecture:
 * Kyoto Prefecture:
 * Mie Prefecture:
 * Osaka Prefecture:
 * Tokyo:
 * Toyama Prefecture:
 * Yamaguchi Prefecture:

Events

 * January 26 - The first public utility, Denshin, is established. (Traditional Japanese Date: Twenty-fifth Day of the Twelfth Month, 1869)