In 1853, few Japanese people knew that a country called America even existed. For centuries, Japan had isolated itself from the outside world by refusing to trade with other countries and even refusing to help shipwrecked sailors, foreign or Japanese. The country's people still lived under a feudal system like that of Europe in the Middle Ages. But everything began to change when American Commodore Perry and his troops sailed to the Land of the Rising Sun, bringing with them new science and technology, and a new way of life.
Chapter 2: The Black Ships of the Evil Men
Chapter 3: His High and Mighty Mysteriousness
Chapter 4: Landing on Sacred Soil
Chapter 5: The Dutch Island Prison
Chapter 6: Foreigners Forbidden
Chapter 8: Clouds Over the Land of the Rising Sun
Chapter 9: The Black Ships Return
Chapter 14: Excursions on Land and Sea
Chapter 16: In the Wake of the Black Ships
A: Letter of the President of the United States to the Emperor of Japan
B: Translation of Answer to the President’s Letter, Signed by Yenosuke
C: Some of the American Presents for the Japanese
D: Some of the Japanese Presents for the Americans
E: Text of the Treaty of Kanagawa