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*1853/7/29 The Russian vessel ''[[Menshikov]]'' departs Nagasaki.
*1853/7/29 The Russian vessel ''[[Menshikov]]'' departs Nagasaki.
*1853 August Construction begins on coastal fort at [[Shinagawa]].
*1853 August Construction begins on coastal fort at [[Shinagawa]].
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*1853 September Ban on the construction of large ships is lifted.
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*1853/9/15 The shogunate lifts its ban on the construction of large ships.
*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.
*1853/10/23 [[Tokugawa Iesada]] becomes shogun.
*1853/10/23 [[Tokugawa Iesada]] becomes shogun.