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The Treaty of Kanagawa

The United States of America and the empire of Japan, desiring to establish firm, lasting and sincere friendship between the two nations, have resolved to fix, in a manner clear and positive by means of a treaty or general convention of peace and amity, the rules which shall in future be mutually observed in the […]

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Kurofune

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The Americans in Japan (Yoshida Shoin)

吉田松陰氏ともう一人の日本人が黒船に乗りこみ、米国に連れて行ってくれるようにお願いしているシーンです。 元ネタはこちら。 Title: The Americans in Japan: an abridgement of the Governmentnarrative of the U. S. Expedition to Japan, under CommodorePerry.Author: Tomes, Robert, 1817-1882.Publisher: New York, Appletn, 1857. ネットではこちらに全文書を置いておきました。 246 of https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rL0iQ0sP9bVX_VApiEKRTSlAJklXl6nR/view On their reaching the deck, the officer informed the Commodore of their presence, who sent his interpreter to confer with them and learn […]

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