Black Ships Festival
Title
Black Ships Festival
Subject
Black Ships Festival
Description
The Black Ships Festivals as a pair of annual festivals celebrated in Shimoda, Shizuoka|Shimoda, Shizuoka, in Japan and Newport, Rhode Island in the United States celebrating the Bakumatsu|opening of Japan following the Convention of Kanagawa, initiated by the actions of Newport native and United States Navy Commodore Matthew C. Perry.
The festivals are run by the Japan-America Society and the Black Ships Festival organization, and include performances, visitations by dignitaries from Japan and United States, activities related to Japanese culture, and a gala.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newportri.com/news/20190808/black-ships-festival-sails-into-bristol-newport|title=Black Ships Festival sails into Bristol, Newport|last=staff|first=Daily News|website=The Newport Daily News|language=en|access-date=2019-10-14}}
The festival is Shimoda's major tourist attraction.{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70878815|title=Hard charger : the story of the USS Biddle (DLG-34)|last=Treadway, James A.|date=2005|publisher=iUniverse, Inc|others=Marfiak, Thomas F., Boslaugh, David L.|isbn=0595360092|location=New York|oclc=70878815}}
Creator
Janaya Kizzie
Publisher
Rhode Island Council for the Humanities
Collection
Citation
Janaya Kizzie, “Black Ships Festival,” Rhode Island Arts and Culture Fellowship, accessed May 14, 2024, https://riartsandculture.omeka.net/items/show/15.