In 1853, Commodore Matthew Perry of the United States Navy entered Tokyo Harbor with a fleet of four warships. His arrival marked the beginning of the end of Japan's isolationist policy, as he sought to open Japanese ports to American trade. Perry's expedition ultimately led to the signing of the Treaty of Kanagawa in 1854, which established formal relations between the United States and Japan.
Commodore Matthew Perry of the United States Navy
Copper Harbor Cemetery was created in 1853.
Commodore Matthew Perry entered Tokyo Harbor in 1853 to establish diplomatic relations between the United States and Japan, which had been largely isolated from foreign influence. His arrival was part of a broader strategy to open Japan to American trade and to secure coaling stations for U.S. ships in the Pacific. Perry's use of military presence was intended to convey the seriousness of his mission and to pressure the Japanese government into negotiations. This ultimately led to the signing of the Treaty of Kanagawa in 1854, marking the end of Japan's isolationist policy.
July 8, 1853 was the date that Commodore Matthew Perry ported the USS Mississippi, Plymouth, Saratoga, and Susquehanna at Uraga Harbor near Edo (modern Tokyo) .
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In 1852, Matthew Perry left Norfolk, Virginia for Japan to pursue a Japanese trade treaty. He arrived at Uraga Harbor near Edo (early Tokyo) on July 8, 1853. Perry was told by representatives of the Tokugawa Shogunate to go to Nagasaki instead, which was the only Japanese port open to foreigners at the time.
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Commodore Mathew Perry
The first US attack on Tokyo was the Doolittle Tokyo Raid which took place on April 18, 1942.