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Winchester Evening Star in Winchester, Virginia

02 Sep 1936

Page 8

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Winchester Evening Star

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Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 02, 1936

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8

Townsend Harris and the Japanese Romance That Shaped History

Townsend Harris arrived in Shimoda in 1856 as the first American consul general in Japan. His efforts and the famed Harris Okichi romance featured in Japanese literature and film, turning him into a cultural symbol while Americans largely overlook his role in opening Japan. The tale blends diplomacy, sacrifice, and a bittersweet love story amid Shimoda’s wary officials and foreign fears.

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Tale of Okichi and Harris and the Shimoda courtship

A long account recalls the Perry era incident when American sailors entered a Japanese home without removing shoes and stole kimonos. Okichi the geisha resisted pressure to become Harris's maid, nursed him during fever, and inspired the first beefsteak in Japan. She and Harris never married, but both are honored in Shimoda with monuments and a Townsend Harris film that drew record crowds.

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