*A bronze bell is cast by a Japanese metalworker as an offering to the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]]. This bell will later be installed in the [[Gokoku-ji (Okinawa)|Gokoku-ji]], and taken by [[Commodore Matthew Perry]] back to Annapolis in [[1853]]. | *A bronze bell is cast by a Japanese metalworker as an offering to the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]]. This bell will later be installed in the [[Gokoku-ji (Okinawa)|Gokoku-ji]], and taken by [[Commodore Matthew Perry]] back to Annapolis in [[1853]]. |