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| − | The Convention of Kanagawa was the first official treaty agreement signed between the United States and the [[Tokugawa shogunate]]. Consisting of 12 articles, it was signed | + | The Convention of Kanagawa was the first official treaty agreement signed between the United States and the [[Tokugawa shogunate]]. Consisting of 12 articles, it was signed by [[Commodore Matthew Perry]] and shogunate officials [[Hayashi Fukusai]], [[Ido Satohiro]], [[Isawa Masayoshi]], and [[Udono Nagatoshi]] at a reception hall in [[Yokohama]] on [[1854]]/3/3 (March 31). |
The treaty opened the ports of [[Hakodate]] and [[Shimoda]] to American ships, obligated the Japanese authorities to provide provisions for American ships and good treatment for shipwrecked sailors throughout Japan, and arranged for the establishment of formal relations in the Western mode, with an American consul to be sent to Japan soon afterwards. | The treaty opened the ports of [[Hakodate]] and [[Shimoda]] to American ships, obligated the Japanese authorities to provide provisions for American ships and good treatment for shipwrecked sailors throughout Japan, and arranged for the establishment of formal relations in the Western mode, with an American consul to be sent to Japan soon afterwards. | ||
Revision as of 23:40, 18 December 2019
- Signed: 1854/3/3 (March 31)
- Japanese: 日米和親条約 (Nichibei washin jôyaku)
The Convention of Kanagawa was the first official treaty agreement signed between the United States and the Tokugawa shogunate. Consisting of 12 articles, it was signed by Commodore Matthew Perry and shogunate officials Hayashi Fukusai, Ido Satohiro, Isawa Masayoshi, and Udono Nagatoshi at a reception hall in Yokohama on 1854/3/3 (March 31).
The treaty opened the ports of Hakodate and Shimoda to American ships, obligated the Japanese authorities to provide provisions for American ships and good treatment for shipwrecked sailors throughout Japan, and arranged for the establishment of formal relations in the Western mode, with an American consul to be sent to Japan soon afterwards.
References
- Ishin Shiryô Kôyô 維新史料綱要, vol 1 (1937), 568.
