*Thursday, June 18, 2009*
The Perry Expedition in 1853-54 brought an end to Japan’s “sakoku” closed-nation policy and led to its opening to the world. In 1860, Tadamasu Oguri, one of the architects of modern Japan, visited the United States as a member of the first Japanese diplomatic mission to America. What did Oguri learn in the US? How did he lay the foundations for Japan’s modernization upon his return? This lecture will look at Japan’s transition from the end of the Edo Period to the Meiji Period, focusing on one of the most influential figures in the birth of modern Japan.
*Lecturer:*
Taiken Murakami, historian and head priest of Tozenji Temple, home to the tomb of Tadamasa Oguri
(to be presented in Japanese with English interpretation)
*Time:*
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Program: 12:00 to 2:00 pm
*Location:*
Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Northern California (JCCCNC)
1840 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA
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*Cost:*
For more information and to register please email "japaneseteahouse@yahoo.co.jp":mailto:japaneseteahouse@yahoo.co.jp.
_Organized by the committee for the 150th Anniversary of the First Official Japanese Vessel to SF.
Co-organized by the "Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Northern California":http://jccnc.org/en/index.php.
Supported by the "Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco":http://www.sf.us.emb-japan.go.jp/._
<p><strong>Thursday, June 18, 2009</strong></p>
<p>The Perry Expedition in 1853-54 brought an end to Japan’s “sakoku” closed-nation policy and led to its opening to the world. In 1860, Tadamasu Oguri, one of the architects of modern Japan, visited the United States as a member of the first Japanese diplomatic mission to America. What did Oguri learn in the US? How did he lay the foundations for Japan’s modernization upon his return? This lecture will look at Japan’s transition from the end of the Edo Period to the Meiji Period, focusing on one of the most influential figures in the birth of modern Japan.</p>
<p><strong>Lecturer:</strong> <br />
Taiken Murakami, historian and head priest of Tozenji Temple, home to the tomb of Tadamasa Oguri <br />
(to be presented in Japanese with English interpretation)</p>
<p><strong>Time:</strong><br />
Thursday, June 18, 2009<br />
Program: 12:00 to 2:00 pm</p>
<p><strong>Location:</strong><br />
Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Northern California (<span class="caps">JCCCNC</span>)<br />
1840 Sutter Street<br />
San Francisco, CA <br />
<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF-8&q=japanese+cultural+community+center&near=Palo+Alto,+CA&fb=1&split=1&gl=us&dtab=2&ei=n-YvSvC_AYP8swPpmYi8CA&cid=2304342579635860201&li=lmd">map</a></p>
<p><strong>Cost:</strong><br />
For more information and to register please email <a href="mailto:japaneseteahouse@yahoo.co.jp">japaneseteahouse@yahoo.co.jp</a>.</p>
<p><em>Organized by the committee for the 150th Anniversary of the First Official Japanese Vessel to SF. <br />
Co-organized by the <a href="http://jccnc.org/en/index.php">Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Northern California</a>. <br />
Supported by the <a href="http://www.sf.us.emb-japan.go.jp/">Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco</a>.</em></p>2009-06-10T09:55:39-07:00tadamasa-oguri-and-japans-modernization7023152event2009-06-10T11:29:01-07:00Tadamasa Oguri and Japan's Modernization2009-06-12T14:08:44-07:00Japan Society of Northern Californiahistory, japan, japanese cultural community center, kanrinmaru, perry, tadamasa oguri2009-04-22T12:41:54-07:00manual019878852shopifydeny0Default10.007023152Default2009-04-22T12:41:54-07:002009-06-10T09:58:40-07:0014273302170231522009-06-10T09:58:40-07:00http://static.shopify.com/s/files/1/0002/1183/products/0618_kanrinmaru.gif?1258767899