Online dictionary of history and traditions in Japan: Black ship

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Black ship

黒船
alternative words: Kurofune, Kuro fune, Kurofune ship
keywords: weapon
related topics: Commodore Perry , Kanagawa treaty , Edo period
related web sites: http://www.izu.co.jp/~p-boo/blackship.html , http://www.izu.co.jp/~ryosenji/
explanation: The term used by Japanese to qualify western ships at the end of Edo period. In order to increase the water tightness, their hulls were frequently covered with coal tar at that epoch. The ships used by Commodore Perry during the negotiation of Kanagawa treaty in 1853-1854 were the most famous examples.

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