Ryosen Temple
central Shimoda
In 1854, when the Treaty of Peace and Amity between Japan and the United States was concluded and Commodore Perry’s squadron entered Shimoda to open the port, Ryosenji Temple served as Perry’s reception site and the location for negotiations with the shogunate. The detailed arrangements of the Treaty of Shimoda were concluded here.
It is now a nationally designated historic site.
On the temple grounds the MoBS Kurofune Museum houses over 3,000 original visual materials related to the opening of the country.
Ryosen Temple
Address
How to Get There
About a 10-minute walk from Izukyū Shimoda Station
Or take Tokai Bus from platform 7 bound for Shimoda Aquarium and get off at Ryosenji Temple bus stop (right by the stop)
Parking
Free parking
Admission
Free to visit
Time
Free to visit
Closed Days
Free to visit
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Perry Road
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