Commodore Matthew Perry first landed on Japanese soil in 1853, and in the following year, he succeeded in concluding the Convention of Kanagawa, which finally led Japan to open her doors to the rest of the world.
After Yokohama Port opened, more than 2000 business people from Europe and America flooded in and started to live and work here. They were given official permission to find living and working space by the Japanese government. However, they were prohibited from going outside of a very strict set of physical boundaries, which the government had established.
When they finally left Japan, they collected these photos as precious memories and beautiful records of their time in Japan, and brought them back home with them.
Music: 日本開花/ Hirokazu Akiyama 秋山裕和
フリー音楽素材 H/MIX GALLERY
www.hmix.net
My channel, Japan Silhouette, features beautiful scenery, traditional culture, Origami arrangement, and the warm heart of the Japanese people.
I also visit other countries and record my impression about them, perhaps from a Japanese perspective.
My blog is "Japan Silhouette" : tomokokamishima.blog.fc2.com
9 авг 2016
