1579—Prince Toshihito was born;
named Kosamaru at birth.
1588—Kosamaru became Kideyoshi’s
adopted son.
1590—the house of Hachijô
was established.
1591—Kosamaru was given the name
Prince Toshihito by imperial order.
1601—Price Toshihito was promoted
to the first order of imperial princes.
1602— Price Toshihito had a well
dug and a teahouse built in the Hachijô residence in Kyoto.
1606—Price Toshihito went to Osaka
Castle to thank Toyotomi Hideyori for construction work of some sort.
1616—Proposal was made for marrige
between Price Toshihito and Lady Sen. Also, Price Toshihito went
to Senshô-ji to "view his melons" and "take
a walk about Katsura."
1619—Prince Noritada was born to
Price Toshihito and named Takomaro
1620— Price Toshihito’s mother
died.A tea house was constructed at Lower Katsura.
1629— Price Toshihito died at age
50. Coming-of-age ceremony held for Prince Noritada.
1641—The Middle
Shoin at Katsura was build around this time.
1646—About this time, Prince Noritada
went to Sakai and saw teahouses designed by Sen no Rikyu.
1649—By this time there were five
teahouses at Katsura
1657— Prince Noritada was promoted
to the second order of imperial princes.
1658—Ex-Emperor Go-Mizunoo visted
the Katsura Palace.
1663—The
Ex-Emperor Go-Mizunoo visted the Katsura Palace again.
1679—Karasuyama Suketada, who wrote
the character for: moon" for the door fittings that form the New Palace,
died.
1708—The whole village of Katsura
was flooded; the Shôkin-tei and other buildings in the Katsura Palace
were damaged.
1717—Jujimoto Sôhachirô,
a retainer for the Kobori family, drew a pictures of the Outer Arbor and
its stone toilet.
1721—Floodwater came up under the
floor of the Shôkin-tei.
1722—Lord Kobori of Bichû
(later Lord of Izumi) was given a wooden model of a water basin near the
Outer Arbor, said to have been made by Kobori Enshû.
1753—Prince Kinhito went to the
Katsura Palace.
1755—Prince Yakahito went with
his consort and Pricne Kinhito to Katsura.
1759— Prince Yakahito went to Katsura.
1810—The name of the Kyôgoku
family was changed to Katsura.
1828—A daughter named Princess
Toshi, later to become Pincess Sumiko, was born to Emperor Ninkô.
1833—Emperor Ninkô’s son,
Prince Miki, who was later to become Prince Misahito, was born.
1835—Prince Miki was named head
of the Katsura family.
1842—Princess Toshi was named Imperial
Princess Sumiko.
1862—Princess Sumiko became head
of the house of Katsura.
1870— Princess Sumiko was given
an allowance of 1,015 koku.
1871—The property on which the
Katsura Palace stands was granted to the house of Katsura.
1873— Princess Sumiko allowance
was terminated, and she was given a grant of 6.800 yen.
1881— Princess Sumiko died at age
fifty-three.
1884—The Katsura Palace was put
under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Household Ministry.
1934—Bruno
Taut saw the Katsura Palace and wrote praises of it. After his
it acquired worldwide fame as an example of Japanese architecture.
1960—Kenzo
Tange publishes "Katsura: Tradition and Creation in Japanese Architecture,"
and gives his take on Katsura Palace.
1983---Arata
Isozaki publishes "Katsura Villa: The Ambiguity of Its Space."