•
March 20, 1662 (
Kanbun 2, 1st day of the 2nd month): There was a violent earthquake in
Heian-kyō which destroyed the tomb of
Toyotomi Hideyoshi . •
1662 (
Kanbun 2): Emperor Gosai ordered Tosa Hiromichi (, 1599–1670), a
Tosa-school disciple, to adopt the name Sumiyoshi, probably in reference to a 13th-century painter, Sumiyoshi Keinin (), upon assuming a position as official painter for the Sumiyoshi Taisha (). •
March 5, 1663 (
Kanbun 3, 26th day of the 1st month): Go-sai abdicated in favor of his younger brother, Satohito, aged 10; and then he lived in complete retirement until his death. •
June 6, 1663 (
Kanbun 3, 1st day of the 5th month): An
earthquake struck in
Ōmi Province. •
1669 (
Kanbun 9): An
Ainu rebellion,
Shakushain's Revolt (1669–1672), breaks out in
Hokkaido against the
Matsumae clan •
1670 (
Kanbun 10): The
Bonin Islands (
Ogasawara Islands) are discovered by the Japanese when a ship bound for Edo from Kyūshū is blown off course by a storm. ==Notes==