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==Timeline of 1860==
 
==Timeline of 1860==
 
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===First Japanese Embassy to the United States===
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*1860/1/18 (Feb 9) The members of the first embassy to the US, 170 Japanese and some number of American escorts, depart Edo for Yokohama.
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*1860/1/19 (Feb 10) The embassy departs from Yokohama for San Francisco.
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*1860/int.3/4 (May 24) President Buchanan holds a formal banquet for the ambassadors at the White House.
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*1860/4/23 (Jun 16) The embassy arrives at Pier I in New York aboard the steamer ''Alida''. They participate in a procession leading up Broadway to Union Square and then back down to the Metropolitan Hotel, where they stay for the duration of their time in New York. A concert is held for them at the hotel that evening.
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*1860/4/25 (Jun 18) The ambassadors receive various distinguished guests, and visit a nearby photo studio. Mayor Wood of New York holds a formal reception for the ambassadors at City Hall; Governor Morgan is also in attendance.
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*1860/5/1 (Jun 19) Due to rain, formal activities for the day are suspended.
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*1860/5/2 (Jun 20) The ambassadors receive a committee from the Chamber of Commerce while other members of the embassy go shopping, to concerts, and travel to sites in Brooklyn such as the Navy Yards and Greenwood Cemetery.
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*1860/5/3 (Jun 21) The ambassadors are received by Frederick Law Olmsted in the newly opened Central Park, and a Japanese tree is transplanted in their honor. Later in the day, members of the embassy attend a garden party at the estate of ''New York Herald'' publisher James Gordon Bennett, in Washington Heights.
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*1860/5/4 (Jun 22) Members of the embassy go shopping, and also visit various sites in the city, including Trinity Church, prisons, schools, Barnum's Museum, the Customs House, and printing presses.
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*1860/5/7 (Jun 25) Friends of [[Townsend Harris]] visit the ambassadors at the Metropolitan Hotel. A ball is held at the hotel in the evening.
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*1860/5/8 (Jun 26) The ambassadors pay a visit to Jane Perry, widow of Commodore [[Matthew Perry]].
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*1860/5/9 (Jun 27) Members of the embassy visit various sites in the city, including harbor fortifications and a rubber factory.
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*1860/5/10 (Jun 28) Captains DuPont, Lee, and Porter are each presented with a sword blade by the embassy in recognition of their "unceasing kind services."
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*1860/5/12 (Jun 30) The embassy boards the ''USS Niagara'' and prepare for their journey back to Japan.
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*1860/5/13 (Jul 1) The ''USS Niagara'' departs New York.
 
==Other Events of 1860==
 
==Other Events of 1860==
 
*An arsonist burns down the [[Yoshiwara]].
 
*An arsonist burns down the [[Yoshiwara]].

Revision as of 12:28, 8 August 2010

Ansei 7 (安政七年) / Man'en 1 (万延元年)

Timeline of 1860

First Japanese Embassy to the United States

  • 1860/1/18 (Feb 9) The members of the first embassy to the US, 170 Japanese and some number of American escorts, depart Edo for Yokohama.
  • 1860/1/19 (Feb 10) The embassy departs from Yokohama for San Francisco.
  • 1860/int.3/4 (May 24) President Buchanan holds a formal banquet for the ambassadors at the White House.
  • 1860/4/23 (Jun 16) The embassy arrives at Pier I in New York aboard the steamer Alida. They participate in a procession leading up Broadway to Union Square and then back down to the Metropolitan Hotel, where they stay for the duration of their time in New York. A concert is held for them at the hotel that evening.
  • 1860/4/25 (Jun 18) The ambassadors receive various distinguished guests, and visit a nearby photo studio. Mayor Wood of New York holds a formal reception for the ambassadors at City Hall; Governor Morgan is also in attendance.
  • 1860/5/1 (Jun 19) Due to rain, formal activities for the day are suspended.
  • 1860/5/2 (Jun 20) The ambassadors receive a committee from the Chamber of Commerce while other members of the embassy go shopping, to concerts, and travel to sites in Brooklyn such as the Navy Yards and Greenwood Cemetery.
  • 1860/5/3 (Jun 21) The ambassadors are received by Frederick Law Olmsted in the newly opened Central Park, and a Japanese tree is transplanted in their honor. Later in the day, members of the embassy attend a garden party at the estate of New York Herald publisher James Gordon Bennett, in Washington Heights.
  • 1860/5/4 (Jun 22) Members of the embassy go shopping, and also visit various sites in the city, including Trinity Church, prisons, schools, Barnum's Museum, the Customs House, and printing presses.
  • 1860/5/7 (Jun 25) Friends of Townsend Harris visit the ambassadors at the Metropolitan Hotel. A ball is held at the hotel in the evening.
  • 1860/5/8 (Jun 26) The ambassadors pay a visit to Jane Perry, widow of Commodore Matthew Perry.
  • 1860/5/9 (Jun 27) Members of the embassy visit various sites in the city, including harbor fortifications and a rubber factory.
  • 1860/5/10 (Jun 28) Captains DuPont, Lee, and Porter are each presented with a sword blade by the embassy in recognition of their "unceasing kind services."
  • 1860/5/12 (Jun 30) The embassy boards the USS Niagara and prepare for their journey back to Japan.
  • 1860/5/13 (Jul 1) The USS Niagara departs New York.

Other Events of 1860

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