Tag Archives: Edmund Gregory Holtham

Disaster Narrowly Averted

Posted on September 16, 2019 by Roger Pocock

Windows into Japan 5. In an earlier article in this series we looked at how the arrival of Commodore Perry and his fleet of ships in 1853 brought an enforced end to Japanese isolationism.  From that point onwards, modernisation was … Continue reading →

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Bustling Tokyo, 1878

Posted on September 12, 2019 by Roger Pocock

Windows into Japan 4. Nowadays Tokyo is know for being a very busy city, but even in the 19th Century travellers from abroad were already remarking on the contrast between this highly populated city and the quiet rural areas of Japan.  … Continue reading →

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