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A comment on The First Photo Ever Created by a Japanese Photographer (2016).

Re:The First Photo Ever Created by a Japanese Photographer (... by poutrathor on Wednesday October 03, 2018 @03:40AM (#18128278)
the dates are a mess and make no sense :

> After Shimazu’s death in 1958, the Terukuni Shrine (also referred to as Shōkoku Shrine) was built in Kagoshima as a memorial to the late daimyo. He was enshrined there in 1863, and the photograph was placed there as an object of worship. However, it later went missing in the 1800s.

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Re:The First Photo Ever Created by a Japanese Photographer (... by glandium on Wednesday October 03, 2018 @03:47AM (#18128311)
Likewise:

> The following year, the camera was obtained by Shimazu Nariakira, a Japanese feudal lord (daimyo) who ruled the Satsuma Domain from 1851 until his demise in 1958.

No, he didn't rule for 107 years :) More like 7. He died in 1858.

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Re:The First Photo Ever Created by a Japanese Photographer (... by Tor3 on Wednesday October 03, 2018 @04:57AM (#18128633)
Yes. The Wikipedia article cover it too, but with correct dates (and more general information): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimazu_Nariakira
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Re:The First Photo Ever Created by a Japanese Photographer (... by ruminasean on Wednesday October 03, 2018 @08:58AM (#18129715)
Glad I'm not the only one. I read the whole thing thinking "I mean I know Japanese seem to live very long lives but this feels a little off."
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Re:The First Photo Ever Created by a Japanese Photographer (... by 24gttghh on Wednesday October 03, 2018 @09:52AM (#18130153)
To be fair, it's just the one date: 1958; meant to be 1858. Then the last sentence should be:

>However, it went missing later in the 1800s.

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