Kurihama is where Perry first made landfall in Japan.
The monument is inscribed with the handwritten words of Ito Hirobumi.
Monument Commemorating the Landing of Commodore Perry
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Kurihama, Nobi, Nagasawa, Tsukuihama
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Opening of the country
The monument in Perry Park marks the location where Commodore Perry of the East India Squadron delivered the U.S. president’s letter to the Uraga Magistrate’s Office in 1853. Ito Hirobumi’s handwritten words “Monument to the Landing of U.S. Navy Commodore Perry” are inscribed upon the monument in Japanese.
Information Basic information
7-14 Kurihama, Yokosuka |
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Take a bus from JR Kurihama Station or Keikyu Kurihama Station and get off at PERRY KINENHI bus stop. |
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Perry Museum 9:00～16:30 |
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Perry Museum Closed Monday (Open if Monday is a holiday, but closed the following Tuesday), New Year's Holidays |
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Parking Lot Available Nearby at Kurihama Flower Park, Bus Parking Space Available |
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046-834-7531 Perry Museum |
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