Japan, Shizuoka
Shimoda
Perry Road and landing memorial shore
Tidal foreshore Inferred from historyGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Sea glass
Sea potteryAlso reported: shell.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Moximox (CC BY-SA 4.0), NPS (Public domain).
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Why this spot
Edo coastal-shipping port, then Perry's first opened port under the 1854 Treaty of Kanagawa; eclipsed when Yokohama opened 1859
treaty history documented in detail; beachcombing is popular on nearby Izu shores but no finds record for Shimoda harbor itself
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
surf on outer beachesTyphoon-season swell
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.