Events of the year 1611 in Japan.
Incumbents Monarch: Go-Yōzei until May 9, Go-Mizunoo from May 9. Shogun: Tokugawa Hidetada
Events May 9: Emperor Go-Yōzei abdicates in favor of his son, Prince Kotohito. The prince then assumes the throne as Emperor Go-Mizunoo.
December 2: 1611 Sanriku earthquake. An 8.1 magnitude earthquake occurs off the coast of Mutsu Province. Both the quake and the resulting tsunami result in the deaths of approximately five thousand people.
Date unknown: Itoh Gofuku, a predecessor of Matsuzakaya, a famous department store, is founded for the sale of silk in Nagoya.
Births N/A
Deaths January 16: Niiro Tadamoto, samurai, retainer of the Satsuma Domain (b.1526) March 5: Shimazu Yoshihisa, daimyo, general, 16th head of the Shimazu clan. (b.1533) July 26: Horio Yoshiharu, daimyo of Matsue (1590-1599) (b.1542) August 2: Katō Kiyomasa, samurai, daimyo of Kumamoto (1587-1611) (b.1562)
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