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*1853 September Ban on the construction of large ships is lifted.
*1853 September Ban on the construction of large ships is lifted.
*1853/10/1 Two ships depart [[Miyako Island]], carrying away 280 Chinese coolies who had hidden out on the island, bringing a resolution to the [[Robert Browne Incident|''Robert Browne'' Incident]] of the previous year.
*1853/10/1 Two ships depart [[Miyako Island]], carrying away 280 Chinese coolies who had hidden out on the island, bringing a resolution to the [[Robert Browne Incident|''Robert Browne'' Incident]] of the previous year.
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*1853/10/23 [[Tokugawa Iesada]] becomes shogun.
*1853/11/15 - 12/30 (Dec 15 - Jan 28) Perry's fleet makes its second expedition exploring Okinawa and its neighboring islands.
*1853/11/15 - 12/30 (Dec 15 - Jan 28) Perry's fleet makes its second expedition exploring Okinawa and its neighboring islands.
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===Births and Deaths===
===Births and Deaths===
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*1853/6/22 Shogun [[Tokugawa Ieyoshi]] (b. 1793) dies and is succeeded by [[Tokugawa Iesada]].
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*1853/6/22 Shogun [[Tokugawa Ieyoshi]] dies (b. 1793).
*[[Jan Cock Blumhoff]] dies (b. [[1779]]).
*[[Jan Cock Blumhoff]] dies (b. [[1779]]).
*[[Ernest Fenollosa]] is born (d. [[1908]]).
*[[Ernest Fenollosa]] is born (d. [[1908]]).