The ship first appeared in Japan on 1854/6/17, when it entered a harbor near Koshiba ([[Musashi province]]) and dropped off a castaway named Yûnosuke. It then sailed to Uraga, but was informed by ''[[Uraga bugyo|Uraga bugyô]]'' [[Matsudaira Nobutake]] to go to Shimoda instead. Upon arriving at Shimoda, however, the crew found that weather conditions prevented them from entering the harbor, and so they returned to Uraga. The ''bugyô'' then assigned them a Japanese pilot and had them return to Shimoda once again; they successfully entered Shimoda harbor on 6/26. | The ship first appeared in Japan on 1854/6/17, when it entered a harbor near Koshiba ([[Musashi province]]) and dropped off a castaway named Yûnosuke. It then sailed to Uraga, but was informed by ''[[Uraga bugyo|Uraga bugyô]]'' [[Matsudaira Nobutake]] to go to Shimoda instead. Upon arriving at Shimoda, however, the crew found that weather conditions prevented them from entering the harbor, and so they returned to Uraga. The ''bugyô'' then assigned them a Japanese pilot and had them return to Shimoda once again; they successfully entered Shimoda harbor on 6/26. |