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Gyokusen-ji is a Buddhist temple in [[Shimoda]], on the [[Izu peninsula]]. It is notable as the site of the graves of a number of members of [[Commodore Perry]]'s crew. | Gyokusen-ji is a Buddhist temple in [[Shimoda]], on the [[Izu peninsula]]. It is notable as the site of the graves of a number of members of [[Commodore Perry]]'s crew. | ||
| − | Robert Williams, a 24-year-old crewmember onboard the ''[[USS Mississippi]]'', became in [[1854]] the first member of the mission to die in Japan. He was initially buried at [[Zotoku-in|Zôtoku-in]] in [[Yokohama]], but his grave was moved to Gyokusen-ji three months later. The cemetery at Gyokusen-ji includes the graves of three Russians, and five Americans, most of whom were also members of Perry's mission. | + | Robert Williams, a 24-year-old crewmember onboard the ''[[USS Mississippi]]'', became in [[1854]] the first member of the mission to die in Japan. He was initially buried at [[Zotoku-in|Zôtoku-in]] in [[Yokohama]], but his grave was moved to Gyokusen-ji three months later.<ref>Ishin Shiryô Kôyô 維新史料綱要, vol 1 (1937), 553.</ref> The cemetery at Gyokusen-ji includes the graves of three Russians, and five Americans, most of whom were also members of Perry's mission. |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
*"[http://www.yfgc-japan.com/history_e.html History of The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery]," Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery official website. | *"[http://www.yfgc-japan.com/history_e.html History of The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery]," Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery official website. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 22:08, 17 December 2019
- Japanese: 玉泉寺 (gyokusen-ji)
Gyokusen-ji is a Buddhist temple in Shimoda, on the Izu peninsula. It is notable as the site of the graves of a number of members of Commodore Perry's crew.
Robert Williams, a 24-year-old crewmember onboard the USS Mississippi, became in 1854 the first member of the mission to die in Japan. He was initially buried at Zôtoku-in in Yokohama, but his grave was moved to Gyokusen-ji three months later.[1] The cemetery at Gyokusen-ji includes the graves of three Russians, and five Americans, most of whom were also members of Perry's mission.
References
- "History of The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery," Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery official website.
- ↑ Ishin Shiryô Kôyô 維新史料綱要, vol 1 (1937), 553.
