When Perry arrived, Japanese officials including a samurai official for the Uraga Magistrate's Office were the first to make contact and board one of Perry's Black Ships.
Uraga Magistrate’s Office Site
The Uraga Magistrate’s Office was established on 1720 in the area formerly known as Nishi Uraga Village. There were facilities such as the Uraga Administration Office for official duties and the Uraga Inspection Office which inspected ships entering and leaving Edo (present-day Tokyo). When Commodore Perry arrived with his Black Ships off the shores of Uraga, Nakajima Saburosuke, a samurai official for the Uraga Magistrate’s Office, met and negotiated with the Americans.
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Around 5-17 Nishiuraga, Yokosuka |
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Take a bus from Uraga Station or Keikyu Kurihama Station and walk 4 minutes from NISHIURAGACHO 4-CHOME bus stop. |
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Area inside the barrier is inaccessible to the public. (Some areas are open 24 hours.) |
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046-822‐8526 Townscape Div., Yokosuka City |
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Matthew Calbraith PERRY
Monument Commemorating the Landing of Commodore Perry
NAKAJIMA Saburosuke
