Perry, aboard a black-hulled steam frigate, ports…

July 1853 CE

Perry, aboard a black-hulled steam frigate, ports Mississippi, Plymouth, Saratoga, and Susquehanna at Uraga Harbor at the entrance to Edo Bay (modern Tokyo) on July 8, 1853, and is met by representatives of the Tokugawa Shogunate who tell him to proceed to Nagasaki, where there is limited trade with The Netherlands and which is the only Japanese port open to foreigners at this time.

His actions at this crucial juncture are informed by a careful study of Japan's previous contacts with Western ships and what he knows about the Japanese hierarchical culture

As he arrived, Perry had ordered his ships to steam past Japanese lines towards the capital of Edo, and turn their guns towards the town of Uraga.

Perry refuses Japanese demands to leave, or to proceed to Nagasaki, instead demanding permission to present a letter from President Millard Fillmore, threatening force if he is denied.

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Edo > Tokyo Tokyo Japan View →

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Matthew C. Perry View → Millard Fillmore View → Tokugawa Ieyoshi View →

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Japan, Tokugawa, or Edo, Period View → United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC) View →

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Bakumatsu View →

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Commerce View → Watercraft View → Government View → Custom and Law View →

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