Hemmed into a narrow coastal strip between the Rokko Mountains and the Inland Sea, this port city came into its own after American pressure forced Japan to open to foreign trade in 1868.
The opening of trade with America pushed this city into extreme poverty.
mnli hypothesis: The opening of trade with America pushed this city into extreme poverty. premise: Hemmed into a narrow coastal strip between the Rokko Mountains and the Inland Sea, this port city came into its own after American pressure forced Japan to open to foreign trade in 1868.