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 recep...

In 1854, during the negotiations that opened relations between Japan and the United States, this site served as the Japanese government’s headquarters and housed the Shimoda Bugyosho.Earlier, Katsu ...

This temple hosted the signing of the Treaty of Shimoda in 1854 after negotiations with Russian envoy, Vice Admiral Putyatin, and the following year it witnessed the exchange of ratifications for th...