Back Meiji-restourasie Afrikaans Meiji-Restauration ALS Restauración Meichi AN मेइद्ज़ी कृंति ANP استعراش مييجي Arabic Restauración Meiji AST Meyci islahatı Azerbaijani Мэйдзи реставрацияһы Bashkir Meidžė Restauracėjė BAT-SMG Рэстаўрацыя Мэйдзі Byelorussian
The Meiji Restoration (明治維新) was a time of great change in Japan. In the Japanese language, Meiji-ishin is the term for the Meiji Restoration. The term describes a series of events that changed the shape of Japan’s political and social systems. These changes took place mainly in the three years from 1866 to 1869, at the beginning of the Meiji period.