On June 3 in 1853 U.S. Navy Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry came to the offshore of Uraga (浦賀) with four warships. Since they were black ships, we call this event Perry no kurofune raiko(ペリーの黒船来航), Perry's black ship visit.
Japan had been isolated itself from Western countries since early 1600's. We call this sakoku (鎖国: literally chain country), national isolation.
Perry's visit became a trigger for Japan to open its door to the world and become a modern country.
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