150th anniv. of 1st Japanese vessel's arrival in U.S. marked

150th anniv. of 1st Japanese vessel's arrival in U.S. marked

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Japanese Consul General in San Francisco Yasumasa Nagamine addresses a ceremony at San Francisco port on March 17, 2010, to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the arrival in the United States of a Japanese vessel sent by the Tokugawa shogunate. A bronze commemorative plate carrying the name of the Kanrin Maru was mounted near a road in front of the pier at San Francisco port where the Japanese steamship docked 150 years ago.

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  • ILEA001143492
  • Registered date
  • 2010/3/18 00:00:00
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 2010 Kyodo News
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  • 1889 × 1260 pixel
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  • 240 dpi
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