Townsend Harris was an American merchant and politician who served as the first United States Consul General to Japan. He negotiated the Harris Treaty between the US and Japan and is credited as the d
Townsend Harris in later life
Cast bronze plaque of Townsend Harris on the Harris Hall at City College of New York.
Townsend Harris had the US Legation relocate at the Zenpuku-ji Temple from 1859, following the Treaty of Amity and Commerce.
Townsend Harris monument in Zenpuku-ji
The Barbarian and the Geisha is a 1958 American adventure film directed by John Huston and starring John Wayne. The film was shot primarily on location in Japan.
Theatrical release half-sheet display poster
Lithograph of "Shimoda as seen from the American Grave Yard" looking towards the harbor – artist, Wilhelm Heine (1856).