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*''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 [[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.
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==References==
*"[http://www.yfgc-japan.com/history_e.html History of The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery]," Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery official website.
==External Links==
*[https://maps.google.com/maps?q=%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E9%9D%99%E5%B2%A1%E7%9C%8C%E4%B8%8B%E7%94%B0%E5%B8%82%E7%8E%89%E6%B3%89%E5%AF%BA&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=34.675588,138.961494&spn=0.004703,0.010568&sll=34.679533,138.945316&sspn=0.300963,0.676346&t=h&hq=%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E9%9D%99%E5%B2%A1%E7%9C%8C%E4%B8%8B%E7%94%B0%E5%B8%82%E7%8E%89%E6%B3%89%E5%AF%BA&z=17 Gyokusen-ji on Google Maps]
[[Category:Temples]]
[[Category:Bakumatsu]]
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.
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==References==
*"[http://www.yfgc-japan.com/history_e.html History of The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery]," Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery official website.
==External Links==
*[https://maps.google.com/maps?q=%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E9%9D%99%E5%B2%A1%E7%9C%8C%E4%B8%8B%E7%94%B0%E5%B8%82%E7%8E%89%E6%B3%89%E5%AF%BA&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=34.675588,138.961494&spn=0.004703,0.010568&sll=34.679533,138.945316&sspn=0.300963,0.676346&t=h&hq=%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E9%9D%99%E5%B2%A1%E7%9C%8C%E4%B8%8B%E7%94%B0%E5%B8%82%E7%8E%89%E6%B3%89%E5%AF%BA&z=17 Gyokusen-ji on Google Maps]
[[Category:Temples]]
[[Category:Bakumatsu]]