1870 in Japan

← 1869 1868 1867 File:Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg 1870 in Japan → 1871 1872 1873
Decades:	1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s
See also:	Other events of 1870 History of Japan  • Timeline  • Years

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, Meiji 2)