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Posted on March 17, 2011 by prchandler. In 1867/68, the Tokugawa era found an end in the Meiji Restoration. The emperor Meiji was moved from Kyoto to Tokyo which became the new capital; his imperial power was restored.
July 30, 1912. Tokyo, Japan. Meiji, in full Meiji TennÅ, personal name Mutsuhito (born Nov. 3, 1852, KyÅtoâdied July 30, 1912, Tokyo) emperor of Japan from 1867 to 1912, during whose reign Japan was dramatically transformed from a feudal country into one of the great powers of the modern world.