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 Nariakiペリー徳川慶恕Abe Masahiroアダムス
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The Treaty That Returned to Shimoda ―― Adams and the Exchange of Ratifications
Off Izu Shimoda, beyond Mikomoto Island, a single dark ship's silhouette appeared. -
Footsteps in the 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 was once known as Shirōdayū Shūhan, the man who brought Western gunnery techniques to Japan.
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