160th anniv. of U.S. naval fleet to Hakodate held

160th anniv. of U.S. naval fleet to Hakodate held

HAKODATE, Japan - Hakodate Mayor Toshiki Kudo and Henry Winthrop, mayor of Newport in Rhode Island, jointly pay floral tribute at Perry's Square in Hakodate, Hokkaido, on May 20, 2014 in a ceremony marking the 160th anniversary of the arrival of a U.S. naval fleet led by Commodore Matthew Perry.

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