Events
The Conclusion of the Japan–US Treaty of Peace and Amity
- Period
- 安政一年二月〜安政一年七月（1854-02 〜 1854-07）
- Principal figures
- Tokugawa NariakiPerryTokugawa YoshikumiAbe MasahiroAdams
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“Take down the curtains,” said the commodore ―― A day at the Yokohama reception hall, the tenth day of the second month of Kaei 7
The tenth day of the second month of Kaei 7 (1854), Yokohama. The meeting hall on the shore was completely enclosed on all four sides with curtains. From outside, the interior could not be seen. -
The Treaty Returned to Shimoda ―― Adams and the Exchange of Ratifications
Off the coast of Shimoda in Izu, beyond Mikomotojima, a single dark ship's silhouette appeared. -
Footsteps in an Empty Valley ―― In Kaei 6, the Daimyo’s Opinions on America and Takashima Kihei’s Argument for Opening the Country
The tenth month of Kaei 6 (1853). Takashima Kihei. He had once called himself Shirōdayū Shūhan, and was the man who introduced Western artillery techniques to Japan.
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