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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.
*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.
*1860/1/19 (Feb 10) The embassy departs from Yokohama for San Francisco.
*1860/? (Spring) The ''[[USS Powhatan]]'' stops at Hawaii for supplies. Members of the embassy visit with King Kamehameha IV and Queen Emma at the royal palace (''Hale Ali'i'').
*1860/int.3/4 (May 24) President Buchanan holds a formal banquet for the ambassadors at the White House.
*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.
*1860/4/23 (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.
