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Following his arrival, Perry soon afterwards met with Tokugawa officials of the [[Uraga bugyo|Uraga bugyôsho]], to whom he presented his formal credentials and formal communications from Pres. Millard Fillmore, and offered a number of gifts. These gifts, displays of Western/American technological superiority, included a 1/4-size [[railroads|steam locomotive]] with 370 yards of track, and [[telegraph]] equipment with three miles of lines.<ref>Martin Dusinberre, ''Hard Times in the Hometown: A History of Community Survival in Modern Japan'', University of Hawaii Press (2012), 34.</ref> A shogunate official was given a ride on this model train, which moved along the tracks at 18 miles per hour, and "was reported to be delighted at the ride."<ref>Andrew Gordon, ''A Modern History of Japan'', Oxford University Press (2013), 50.</ref> While in mainland Japan, Perry's interpreters included [[Moriyama Einosuke]], who had learned English from [[Ranald MacDonald]], and [[John Manjiro]]. These documents, incidentally, used the term "emperor" to refer to the [[Tokugawa shogunate|Tokugawa]] [[shogun]]; it was only at some point after this time that it became standard to refer to the ''tennô'' as the "[[Emperor]]" in English.<ref>Ben-Ami Shillony, "Restoration, Emperor, Diet, Prefecture, or: How Japanese Concepts were Mistranslated into Western Languages," ''Collected Writings of Ben-Ami Shillony'', Synapse (2000), 69-71.</ref>  

Following his arrival, Perry soon afterwards met with Tokugawa officials of the [[Uraga bugyo|Uraga bugyôsho]], to whom he presented his formal credentials and formal communications from Pres. Millard Fillmore, and offered a number of gifts. These gifts, displays of Western/American technological superiority, included a 1/4-size [[railroads|steam locomotive]] with 370 yards of track, and [[telegraph]] equipment with three miles of lines.<ref>Martin Dusinberre, ''Hard Times in the Hometown: A History of Community Survival in Modern Japan'', University of Hawaii Press (2012), 34.</ref> A shogunate official was given a ride on this model train, which moved along the tracks at 18 miles per hour, and "was reported to be delighted at the ride."<ref>Andrew Gordon, ''A Modern History of Japan'', Oxford University Press (2013), 50.</ref> While in mainland Japan, Perry's interpreters included [[Moriyama Einosuke]], who had learned English from [[Ranald MacDonald]], and [[John Manjiro]]. These documents, incidentally, used the term "emperor" to refer to the [[Tokugawa shogunate|Tokugawa]] [[shogun]]; it was only at some point after this time that it became standard to refer to the ''tennô'' as the "[[Emperor]]" in English.<ref>Ben-Ami Shillony, "Restoration, Emperor, Diet, Prefecture, or: How Japanese Concepts were Mistranslated into Western Languages," ''Collected Writings of Ben-Ami Shillony'', Synapse (2000), 69-71.</ref>  

On 6/6, Perry dispatched the ''Mississippi'' and a survey boat to survey [[Edo Bay]]. On 6/7, Perry and his men met with Uraga bugyôsho officials again and negotiated the proper methods for the shogunate's formal reception of Pres. Fillmore's letter, discussing the following day the ceremonies to accompany this reception of the letter.<ref name=edotokyo>Gallery labels, Edo-Tokyo Museum.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/46492404474/sizes/3k/]</ref>

On 6/6, Perry dispatched the ''Mississippi'' and a survey boat to survey [[Edo Bay]]. On 6/7, Perry and his men met with Uraga bugyôsho officials again and negotiated the proper methods for the shogunate's formal reception of Pres. Fillmore's letter, discussing the following day the ceremonies to accompany this reception of the letter.<ref name=edotokyo/>

On 6/9 (July 14), Perry and his men met with the Uraga bugyô at a reception hall at [[Kurihama]] and formally delivered the letter. He then asked about entering Edo Bay to investigate navigational paths. Perry regathered his fleet, including the survey boats previously sent to Edo Bay, and sailed to the waters off [[Kawasaki]] on 6/10 (July 15), and then to [[Sarushima]] the following day, performing surveys there before departing entirely and claiming he would return "in due course" to receive the emperor's reply.<ref name=edotokyo/>

On 6/9 (July 14), Perry and his men met with the Uraga bugyô at a reception hall at [[Kurihama]] and formally delivered the letter. He then asked about entering Edo Bay to investigate navigational paths. Perry regathered his fleet, including the survey boats previously sent to Edo Bay, and sailed to the waters off [[Kawasaki]] on 6/10 (July 15), and then to [[Sarushima]] the following day, performing surveys there before departing entirely and claiming he would return "in due course" to receive the emperor's reply.<ref name=edotokyo/>

He then arrived at Edo Bay again in mainland Japan on 1/14 (Feb 11) with a fleet of seven ships.<ref>The three steamships ''Susquehanna'', ''Powhatan'', and ''Mississippi'', and the sailing ships ''Macedonian'', ''Vandalia'', ''Southampton'', and ''Lexington''. The sailing ships ''Saratoga'' and ''Supply'' arrived later, sailing from [[Shanghai]] to join the fleet at Edo Bay on 2/6 and 2/21 respectively. ''Ishin Shiryô Kôyô'' 維新史料綱要, vol 1 (1937), 532, 548, 558.</ref>  

He then arrived at Edo Bay again in mainland Japan on 1/14 (Feb 11) with a fleet of seven ships.<ref>The three steamships ''Susquehanna'', ''Powhatan'', and ''Mississippi'', and the sailing ships ''Macedonian'', ''Vandalia'', ''Southampton'', and ''Lexington''. The sailing ships ''Saratoga'' and ''Supply'' arrived later, sailing from [[Shanghai]] to join the fleet at Edo Bay on 2/6 and 2/21 respectively. ''Ishin Shiryô Kôyô'' 維新史料綱要, vol 1 (1937), 532, 548, 558.</ref>  

Perry and his men anchored at Koshiba on 1/16 (Feb 13) and then met with Uraga bugyôsho officials and discussed where the shogunate's formal response to the president's letter would be presented to the commodore. Adams came ashore at Uraga on 1/25 (Feb 22) and met with [[Hayashi Fukusai]] and others at a temporary reception hall.<ref name=edotokyo/>

Perry and his men anchored at Koshiba on 1/16 (Feb 13) and then met with Uraga bugyôsho officials and discussed where the shogunate's formal response to the president's letter would be presented to the commodore. Adams came ashore at Uraga on 1/25 (Feb 22) and met with [[Hayashi Fukusai]] and others at a temporary reception hall.<ref name=edotokyo2/>

Perry and others then came ashore at [[Yokohama]] on 2/10 (March 8) and had their first formal meeting with shogunate officials. On 2/15, Perry gifted the shogunate a number of items including [[telegraph]] equipment, mechanical models, and small boat cannon. The two sides had their second formal meeting on 2/19 (Mar 17) and their third formal meeting the following day, during which shogunate officials presented Perry and his men with a number of lacquerware items and other craft pieces.<ref name=edotokyo/>

Perry and others then came ashore at [[Yokohama]] on 2/10 (March 8) and had their first formal meeting with shogunate officials. On 2/15, Perry gifted the shogunate a number of items including [[telegraph]] equipment, mechanical models, and small boat cannon. The two sides had their second formal meeting on 2/19 (Mar 17) and their third formal meeting the following day, during which shogunate officials presented Perry and his men with a number of lacquerware items and other craft pieces.<ref name=edotokyo/>