1874 in Japan

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)