Treaty of Amity and Commerce (United States–Japan)
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The Treaty of Amity and Commerce between Japan and the United States , also called the Harris Treaty was a treaty signed between the United States and Tokugawa Shogunate, which opened the ports of Kanagawa and four other Japanese cities to trade and granted extraterritoriality to foreigners, among a number of trading stipulations. It was signed on the deck of the USS Powhatan in Edo Bay on July 29, 1858.
Treaty of Amity and Commerce between Japan and the United States, or "Harris Treaty", 29 July 1858. Diplomatic Record Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan)
USS Powhatan (1850)
President James Buchanan welcomes the Japanese delegation at a White House gala celebrating the signing of the Treaty of Amity and Commerce.
Tokugawa shogunate
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The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the Edo shogunate , was the military government of Japan during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868.
Samurai of the Shimazu clan
Edo Castle, 17th century
Dutch trading post in Dejima, c. 1805
Sakuradamon Gate of Edo Castle where Ii Naosuke was assassinated in 1860