Events in the year 1877 in Japan.
Incumbents
Emperor: Emperor Meiji
Empress consort: Empress Shōken
Governors
Aichi Prefecture: Taihe Yasujo
Akita Prefecture: Senkichi Kokushi
Aomori Prefecture: J. Hishida
Ehime Prefecture: Takatoshi Iwamura
Fukushima Prefecture: Taihe Yasujo
Gifu Prefecture: Toshi Kozaki
Gunma Prefecture: Katori Yoshihiko
Hiroshima Prefecture: Fujii Tsutomu
Ibaraki Prefecture: ..... then Baron Tatsutaro Nomura
Iwate Prefecture: Korekiyo Shima
Kumamoto Prefecture: Takaaki Tomioka
Kochi Prefecture: Viscount Kunitake Watanabe
Kyoto Prefecture: Baron Masanao Makimura
Mie Prefecture: Sadamedaka Iwamura
Miyagi Prefecture: Tokisuke Miyagi
Nagano Prefecture: Narasaki Hiroshi
Niigata Prefecture: Nagayama Sheng Hui
Oita Prefecture: Shinichi Kagawa
Osaka Prefecture: Viscount Norobu Watanabe
Saitama Prefecture: Tasuke Shirane
Shimane Prefecture: Jiro Sakai
Tochigi Prefecture: Miki Nabeshima
Tokyo: Masataka Kusumoto
Yamagata Prefecture: Viscount Mishima Michitsune
Events
January 4 - Land tax reform is implemented. January 29-September 24 - Satsuma Rebellion February 19-April 12 - Siege of Kumamoto Castle March 3–20 - Battle of Tabaruzaka September 24 - Battle of Shiroyama