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*''Japanese'': 日米和親条約 ''(Nichibei washin jôyaku)''

*''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 on [[1854]]/3/3 (March 31) in a meeting between [[Commodore Matthew Perry]] and a number of shogunate officials including [[Hayashi Fukusai]], [[Ido Satohiro]], [[Isawa Masayoshi]], and [[Udono Nagatoshi]], at a reception hall in [[Yokohama]].

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.