1858 in Japan
# 1858 in Japan

Events in the year 1858 in Japan.

## Events

* 9 April - 1858 Hietsu earthquake
* Start of the Ansei Purge
* Ichikawa Kumehachi make her stage debut as the first actress to appear on stage in Japan since actresses were banned in 1629.

## Incumbents

* Monarch: Kōmei

## Births

* January 25 - Mikimoto Kōkichi (d. 1954), businessman
