Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/April/April 20

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April 20:

• 1284 - Hōjō Tokimune dies. (Traditional Japanese Date: Fourth Day of the Fourth Month, 1284)
• 1868 - The capital is moved from Kyoto to Edo, which is renamed Tokyo. (Traditional Japanese Date: Twenty-eighth Day of the Third Month, 1868)
• 1871 - Postal service begins in Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka. (Traditional Japanese Date: First Day of the Third Month, 1871)
• 1901 - Japan's first women's university opens.
• 1925 - Airmail service begins between Tokyo, Osaka and Fukuoka.
• 1947 - Japan's first Diet elections are held.
• 1954 - The Haiyūza Theater opens in Roppongi.