In 1853, Commodore Matthew Perry's four-ship squadron, which was sent by the United States, arrived off the shore of Uraga, with an official letter from the President of the United States to urge Japan to open the country. |
嘉永6年(1853年)、アメリカ合衆国が派遣したペリー提督率いる4隻の黒船が浦賀沖に来航し、江戸幕府に開国を迫る大統領国書をもたらした。 |