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On 25 May 1854, the ambassador for shogun Hayashi Daigaku and Commodore Perry signed the Treaty of Amity and Commerce in Ryosen-ji, which led to the opening up of Shimoda's port. Run by the energetic abbot Daiei Matsui, the adjoining Treasury holds over 3 000 original documents relating to this period. It is great fun discovering how Japanese artists depicted these "foreign devils". Nowadays the temple bears the new epithet of "Hall of Opening the Nation".
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Things to see and donearby
- The Green Guide185 m - Mai Mai-dori, Shimoda
- The Green Guide469 m - Mai Mai-dori, Shimoda
- The Green Guide563 m - Shimoda
More tourist attractions in Shimoda
Where to sleepnearby
- From ¥4,345Shimoda Kaihin Hotel419 m - 3-26-7, Shimoda
- From ¥15,334Shimoda Tokyu Hotel549 m - 5-12-1, Shimoda
- From ¥8,745Shimoda Itoen Hotel Hanamisaki744 m - Takegahama 6-12, Shimoda
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The Green Guide
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