1856 in Japan

Events in the year 1856 in Japan.

← 1855 1854 1853 1856 in Japan → 1857 1858 1859
Decades:	1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s
See also:	Other events of 1856 History of Japan  • Timeline  • Years

Incumbents

• Monarch: Kōmei

Events

• January 28 - The port of Shimoda is opened per Japan's first treaty of amity with Russia. (Traditional Japanese Date: Twenty-first Day of the Twelfth Month, 1855)