Ryosenji Temple

Ryosen-ji temple is designated as a national historical site and known as the place where the Shimoda Treaty was concluded.
The Shimoda Treaty was an agreement signed in May 1854, it had thirteen clauses and stipulated detailed terms supplemental to the Amity between the United States of America and the Empire of Japan which was concluded between the Edo Shogunate and the U.S. in March 1854.
Ryosen-ji temple was used as a reception area for Perry’s entourage that landed at Shimoda port under the protection of the Amity, and it was used for negotiations with the shogunate as well.
At the Kurobune Festival held in May every year, there is a re-enactment of the signing ceremony at the temple.
Numerous American Jasmine trees were planted from the pathway to the temple, so it is also called “Jasmine Temple”.
The Ryosenji Temple is designated as a historical site of Japan as a place of conclusion of the “Shimoda Treaty”.
The Ryosenji Temple was used as a reception point for Perry’s line that landed from Shimoda port under the Pacific Treaty, negotiations with the Shogunate were held in this place in March 1854.
At the Kurofune Festival in every May, the state of the signing ceremony will be reproduced at this temple.
Numerous American jasmine trees have been planted from the precincts to the approach roads, also known as the “Jasmine Temple” alias.