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Japan's first legation in Brazil found in outskirts of Rio

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - This Western-style house in Petropolis on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro served as Japan's first legation in Brazil.

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Mexico honors "samurai" diplomat, presents granddaughter with medal

Japanese poet Sumireko Horiguchi, granddaughter of a Japanese charge d'affaires to Mexico in 1913, Kumaichi Horiguchi, unveils a commemorative plate with Mexican Senate President Miguel Barbosa on July 10, 2015, at the Mexican Embassy in Tokyo. The plate honors the diplomat for sheltering the wife and relatives of then Mexican President Francisco Madero, who was eventually killed in a coup, in Japan's legation during the 1910-1920 Mexican Revolution. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mexico honors "samurai" diplomat, presents granddaughter with medal

Japanese poet Sumireko Horiguchi, granddaughter of a Japanese charge d'affaires to Mexico in 1913, Kumaichi Horiguchi, receives a commemorative medal during a ceremony at the Mexican Embassy in Tokyo on July 10, 2015. The medal and ceremony honor the diplomat for sheltering the wife and relatives of then Mexican President Francisco Madero, who was eventually killed in a coup, in Japan's legation during the 1910-1920 Mexican Revolution. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Plate honoring "samurai" diplomat Horiguchi unveiled in Mexico

Japanese Ambassador to Mexico Akira Yamada (L) shakes hands with Miguel Barbosa, president of the Mexican Senate, before a commemorative plate for Kumaichi Horiguchi, charge d'affaires of Japan's legation in 1913 during the Mexican Revolution, at the Senate on April 21, 2015. Horiguchi hid the wife and relatives of then Mexican President Francisco Madero, who was killed in a coup, in Japan's legation in 1913. Senator Patricio Martinez (R) also attended the event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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The gate to Takanawa Tozenji Temple,the British Legation

Sanmon gate of Tozenji Temple viewed from the temple grounds (opposite from photograph #3420). Since one of the leaning pines has been cut down, this photograph was taken after #3420, probably at the beginning of the Meiji Period. The sea coast came up to the gate at that time. At present, due to landfill, the coast is located at a greater distance. According to Tokyo Annai (Tokyo Information), Tozenji Temple belongs to the Myoshinji School of Rinzai Zen Buddhism and was built in 1610. Built initially built above the reservoir as Reinan-an by the Buddhist priest Reinan, it was moved to Takanawa in 1636 and the name was changed to Tozenji.==Date:Early Meiji, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number71‐2‐0]

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Gower and samurai in the garden of the British Legation (Tozenji Temple)

Gower and samurai in the garden of the British Legation (Tozenji Temple)==Date:1859, Place:Tokyo, Photo:Pierre Rossier, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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The gate to Takanawa Tozenji Temple,the British Legation

This stereograph bears the caption View taken from the United States Legation, at Yedo and is said to depict Tempukuji Temple in Azabu, but this is incorrect. The temple is actually Tozenji, located in present-day Takanawa 3-chome. The Shogunate concluded a treaty pact with Great Britain (Anglo-Japanese Treaty of Commerce) in 1858, and Tozenji Temple was designated as the site of the British Legation. This was taken by Swiss Pierre Rossier at the end of the Edo Period. This is a side view of the sanmon gate, also seen in photographs #3420 and #3443.==Date:1859, Place:Tokyo, Photo:Pierre Rossier, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number70‐7‐0]

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The gate to Takanawa Tozenji Temple,the British Legation

Tozenji Temple became the site of the British Legation in 1859 and Sir Rutherford Alcock was the first envoy. The legation was attacked on May 28th, 1861by Mito Clan samurai demanding the expulsion of foreigners, and several people were killed or injured (Tozenji Incident). Bullet holes and sword marks still remain in the study and the entrance of the temple. This was taken around the same time as photograph #3421.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:Pierre Rossier, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number70‐6‐0]

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Zenpukuji Temple,Azabu

This is a Shingon Sect temple established by Kukai (Kobo Taishi) in 824. The sanmon and main hall are in the foreground and background, respectively. The large tree on the left is the upside-down gingko, which is still the largest gingko tree in Tokyo. This spot became the site of the American Legation after the effectuation of the Japan-U.S. Commercial Treaty in June 1859. Townsend Harris was the first envoy. The Legation moved to Tsukiji Akashi-machi in 1875. This photograph was taken in 1863 by Felix Beato, soon after Harris' arrival in Japan. The study was later burned to the ground by angry samurai from the Mito Clan.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:F. Beato, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number104‐12‐0]

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German Legation at Nagata-cho

German Legation at Nagata-cho==Date:Early Meiji, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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The gate to Takanawa Tozenji Temple, the British Legation

The gate to Takanawa Tozenji Temple, the British Legation ==Date:1863, Place:Tokyo, Photo:F. Beato, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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Former Korean legation building becomes museum

Pedestrians walk in front of the former Korean legation building in Washington on May 22, 2018, after it reopened as a museum the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo