Yokohama

Yokohama’s history goes back to the pre-Edo period, back to the year 1859. Up to the end of the feudal Edo period, when Japan still had a policy of national seclusion, with little contact with foreigners, a major turning point occurred in Yokohama, when Matthew Perry arrived just south of Yokohama with a fleet of American warships, demanding the trading ports be opened for commerce. The shogunate then agreed by signing the Treaty of Peace and Amity. It quickly grew and became the base of foreign trade in Japan, with foreigners initially occupying the lower district of Kannai, then expanding to the Yamate district, referred to by English speaking residents as The Bluff. After the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the port was further developed for…

drink which knocks him unconscious. When Phileas finds that Passepartout is not at the hotel, he is surprised but not worried, he figures that he is just enjoying the city. Unbeknownst to Phileas, the Carnatic left that evening. Because Passepartout was drugged he was not able to tell his master when the boat left. When Phileas awakes the next morning, he discovers that the Carnatic has already set sail and he must find another way to get to Yokohama. Phileas waves it off as a mistake in a…

Other than hiking and swimming, Oahu is also a great place to just kick back and relax! While there are great beaches to relax in well-known areas such as Waikiki and Ala Moana, they tend to be crowded and finding parking can take a lot of time out of your day. Fortunately, there are quiet and secluded beaches around the island, as well as spas and resorts where you can treat yourself to a Hawaiian-style massage called the lomilomi massage. From remote beaches to luxurious spas, here's our Top 5…

the mistake of passepartout walking in to a sacred Temple without paying attention to the law against it. So they both ended up going to jail for it but thanks to foggs quick (or maby ignorant) thinking he bailed them out with about five thousand pounds. While this did help them stay on track even the book implied that it was a sort of crazy decision white the text saying "with out a second thought fogg spent the money and bailed them out." Another example of this behavior would be when…

To began with the economy background information about Edo and Meiji Japan. In the Edo era, the Tokugawa shogunate implementation of the "lock country politics" policy, to prohibit foreign missionaries, businessmen and civilians into Japan, nor to allow foreign Japanese to return home, or even prohibit the manufacture of ships suitable for maritime navigation, only with China, North Korea and Netherlands and other countries only in Nagasaki. It can be proved by C.T. Assendelft De Coningh’s A…

“In 1912, 3,020 trees were sent from Yokohama to Washington, D.C., as a gift from the people of Japan to the people of the United States” (Takeda). The Japan's give the cherry blossom to America back hundreds of years ago. It symbolises the piece between Japan and America after the World War II. In January 1910, “the Japanese sent more than 2,000 young trees to be planted near the Potomac River as a symbol of the growing friendship between the two nations”(Howell). They had fallen prey to…

When I first learned about and became interested in becoming a child life specialist, I started volunteering at Kanagawa Children's Medical Center in Yokohama, Japan as a high school volunteer. I communicated with diverse populations, including Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Russian, and many other populations using two languages, Japanese and English. I started learning sign language to improve my communication skills. I provided activities and play with children, siblings, and families while they…

devotion is to protect Japan from any attacks. Japan has many differences from the United States as well as other countries, therefore it is important to know the culture and capabilities of potential adversaries. Japan has a land surface area of 145,902 square miles. It is a colossal island that has a large population of 126 million people. The four main islands are called Hokkaido, Honshu (the largest), Shikoku, and Kyushu. The size comparison of the main island Honshu, is from Maine…

unfortunately they got canceled due to the start of World War 2. When he was young he saw zeppelins flying over his house that frightened him and foreshadowed that he would be in the air force in World War 2. The only thing he liked about being in the air corps was that women found them so attractive because their uniforms were irresistible. His worse fear came true when the Green Hornet, the name of the plane, stopped working and crashed into the ocean. Only three of the crew members survived…

She is the oldest child in her family and she has another three siblings. She was born in an aristocratic family. Her father was a classic pianist before he worked at Yokohama Specie Bank. The family moved to San Francisco, California because her father was transferred. In 1937, Yoko went back to Japan with her father and enrolled at The Gakushuin School in Tokyo. When she was 18 years old, her family came to New York again, and she studied at Sarah Lawrence College where she met her first…