When Perry returned to Edo / Uraga in [[1854]], Kayama was among the chief figures who spoke with Perry's chief of staff [[Henry A. Adams]], negotiating with him to have formal receptions and meetings at either Uraga or near [[Kanagawa-juku]], ultimately succeeding in convincing the Americans to leave the inner harbor of [[Edo Bay]]. | When Perry returned to Edo / Uraga in [[1854]], Kayama was among the chief figures who spoke with Perry's chief of staff [[Henry A. Adams]], negotiating with him to have formal receptions and meetings at either Uraga or near [[Kanagawa-juku]], ultimately succeeding in convincing the Americans to leave the inner harbor of [[Edo Bay]]. |