Title: Black ships and rising sun, the opening of Japan to the West
Description: Relates Commodore Perry's forcible entry into Japanese waters in 1854 anddescribes the ensuing events that ended Japan's isolation policy
Subjects: United States Naval Expedition to Japan, 1852-1854, Juvenile literature, United States Naval Expedition to Japan (1852-1854), History
Places: Japan
Time periods: Meiji period, 1868-1912, Restoration, 1853-1870, Restoration,1853-1870