Honmoku Point seen from the Fudozaka slope

Honmoku Point seen from the Fudozaka slope

Negishi Village is at the foot of the hill, and Honmoku Peninsula is visible in the background, with (from the left) the Ichinotani, Ninotani, and Sannotani Valleys. Negishi Bay was known to foreigners as Mississippi Bay after the nickname given to it by Commodore Perry. Part of the new road built for foreigners, Fudo Slope was praised by them as one of the most beautiful scenes in the world.==Date:unknown, Place:Yokohama, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number48‐85‐0]

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