1876 in Japan

Events in the year 1876 in Japan.

Incumbents

 * Emperor: Emperor Meiji
 * Empress consort: Empress Shōken

Governors

 * Aichi Prefecture: Taihe Yasujo
 * Akita Prefecture: Ishida Eikichi
 * Aomori Prefecture: J. Hishida
 * Ehime Prefecture: Takatoshi Iwamura
 * Fukushima Prefecture: Morisuke Yamayoshi
 * Gifu Prefecture: Toshi Kozaki
 * Gunma Prefecture: vacant
 * Hiroshima Prefecture: Fujii Benzō
 * Ibaraki Prefecture: .....
 * Iwate Prefecture: Korekiyo Shima
 * Kagawa Prefecture: Nitta Yoshio then Kunitake Watanabe
 * Kochi Prefecture: Iwasaki Nagatake then Kunitake Watanabe
 * Kyoto Prefecture: Masanao Makimura
 * Mie Prefecture: Sadamedaka Iwamura
 * Miyazaki Prefecture: Weiken Fukuyama
 * Nagano Prefecture: Narasaki Hiroshi
 * Niigata Prefecture: Nagayama Sheng Hui
 * Oita Prefecture: Kei Morishita then Shinichi Kagawa
 * Osaka Prefecture: Norobu Watanabe
 * Saga Prefecture: Hidotemo Kitashima
 * Saitama Prefecture: Tasuke Shirane
 * Shiname Prefecture: Kamiyama Ren
 * Tochigi Prefecture: Iseki Ushitora
 * Tokyo: Masataka Kusumoto
 * Toyama Prefecture: Hidenori Yamada
 * Yamaguchi Prefecture: Mishima Michitsune

Events

 * October 24–25 - Shinpūren Rebellion
 * October 27-November 24 - Akizuki Rebellion
 * October 28-November 5 - Hagi Rebellion

Births

 * February 23 - Senjiro Hayashi

Deaths

 * Otaguro Tomoo