Diary of a Voyage to America - Kobe

Japanese: 航米日録 - こうべいにちろく

This is a record written by Tamamushi Sadayu Yasushige, a servant of Niimi Masaoki, the envoy who ratified the Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the United States and Japan, upon his return from a trip to America in 1860 (Man'en 1). It consists of eight volumes. As a servant he did not attend the official ceremonies, but he was meticulous in his observations of other matters, and his judgments were objective and critical. Many copies have been handed down, and the published version is included in the Nihon Shiso Taikei. [Matsuura Rei]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

日米修好通商条約批准使節新見正興の従者玉虫左太夫誼茂（やすしげ）が，1860年(万延1)のアメリカ旅行から帰って書き下ろした記録。全8巻。従者であるため正規の儀式には出席していないが，それ以外の見聞については観察がこまやかなうえに判断も客観的で批判精神に富む。写本は多く伝わり，刊本は《日本思想大系》所収。【松浦玲】

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