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==1854==
 
==1854==
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[[File:Perry-tomari.JPG|right|thumb|320px|Monument commemorating Commodore Perry's landing at [[Tomari]] in [[1853]].]]
 
Perry returned to Naha on 12/22 (Jan 20, 1854), this time with a fleet of eight ships. He stayed in Naha for only four days, during which time he forced his way into Shuri castle again, but again was refused audience with the king.
 
Perry returned to Naha on 12/22 (Jan 20, 1854), this time with a fleet of eight ships. He stayed in Naha for only four days, during which time he forced his way into Shuri castle again, but again was refused audience with the king.
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==Legacy==
 
==Legacy==
[[File:Perry-tomari.JPG|right|thumb|320px|Monument commemorating Commodore Perry's landing at [[Tomari]] in [[1853]].]]
   
Upon his death in [[1858]], Perry was buried in his family's plot at a cemetery in his hometown of Newport, Rhode Island. A bronze statue of Perry stands in Touro Park in Newport today, alongside a stone lantern donated by the government of Japan.
 
Upon his death in [[1858]], Perry was buried in his family's plot at a cemetery in his hometown of Newport, Rhode Island. A bronze statue of Perry stands in Touro Park in Newport today, alongside a stone lantern donated by the government of Japan.
  
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