Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Glover Garden


An open-air museum in Nagasaki featuring the former residences of Thomas Glover, Frederick Ringer, and William Alt, merchants who came to Japan after the country opened its ports. Glover was influential in toppling the Tokugawa Shogunate by providing gunpowder to the rebellion armies, and was honored with the Order of the Rising Sun. This site demonstrates foreign influence in the Meiji Restoration, and how the Japanese view of foreigners changed during this era.

Site: http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e4406.html

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