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神奈川県（かながわけん）は、日本の県の一つ。関東地方の南西端、東京都の南に位置する。県庁所在地は横浜市。県名は東海道筋に古くから栄えた宿場町神奈川宿（現・横浜市神奈川区）、および幕末に戸部町（現・横浜市西区紅葉ヶ丘）に置かれた神奈川奉行所に由来する。これら「神奈川」の由来は、京急仲木戸駅近くに流れていた長さ300mほどの小川の名前からで、現在は道路になっている。
都道府県別の人口は東京都に次ぐ第2位。人口密度は東京都、大阪府に次ぐ第3位。県内総生産は東京都、大阪府、愛知県に次ぐ第4位。県内の政令指定都市数は3つと日本最多。面積は第43位の規模である。

This group is dedicated to the Kanagawa Prefecture and the Japanese living in this prefecture, in this group, you can find the history of this region of Japan and the different facts about it.

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Treaty of Kanagawa

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Summary and Definition of the Treaty of Kanagawa
Definition and Summary: The Treaty of Kanagawa was the first treaty between Japan and the United States that was signed by Commodore Matthew Perry and Shogunate representatives of the Japanese government on March 31, 1854. The Treaty of Kanagwa was agreed at the Convention of Kanagawa and was the basis of the Treaty of Amity and Commerce, aka the Harris Treaty, that was signed on on July 29, 1858 by Townsend Harris, the first Consul General to the Empire of Japan.

Treaty of Kanagawa for kids
Millard Fillmore was the 13th American President who served in office from July 9, 1850 to March 4, 1853. One of the important events during his presidency was Treaty of Kanagawa that was negotiated by Commodore Matthew Perry's Mission to Japan.

Commodore Matthew C. Perry: 1853 Expedition to Japan
In March 1852, President Millard Fillmore ordered Commodore Matthew Perry (1794-1858) to command the U.S. Navy's expedition to establish diplomatic and trading relations with Japan - refer to Commodore Matthew Perry's Mission to Japan. During Matthew Perry's first expedition to Japan in 1853 he had intimidated the Japanese by exercising demonstrations of the military strength of the United States by arriving in Japan on steam powered ships and shelling Uraga using a new type of canons called the Paixhans shell gun - it would be called Gunboat Diplomacy.

Commodore Matthew C. Perry: 1853 Expedition to Japan
Commodore Matthew Perry left Japan on the July 14, 1853 declaring that he would return the following year to receive the Japanese response to the letter from President Millard Fillmore, to the Emperor of Japan.

The Convention of Kanagawa
When Matthew Perry returned to Japan on February 13, 1854 he met with Japanese officials at the Convention of Kanagawa to find that the Japanese had already prepared a treaty accepting the impotance of demands in President Millard Fillmore's letter. The Japanese government had realized that Japan was in no position to defend itself against a foreign power, with superior military capabilities, and that Japan could not retain its isolation policy without risking war.

The Kanagawa Treaty (Treaty of Amity and Commerce) for kids
The Kanagawa Treaty between the United States and Japan was signed on the deck of the USS Powhatan flagship in Edo (now Tokyo) Bay on March 31, 1854. The Kanagawa Treaty was the precursor to the "Treaty of Peace and Amity" and established formal diplomatic relations between Japan and the United States. The Kanagawa Treaty was not a commercial treaty, and it did not guarantee the right to trade with Japan - the treaty relating to important matter of trading rights was left to Townsend Harris who would become the first Consul General to the Empire of Japan. The terms and provisions of the Kanagawa Treaty were:

Peace and friendship between the United States and Japan and the exchange of diplomatic agents

Allowed for a US Consul in Shimoda

Opening two ports to American ships at Shimoda and Hakodate

Granted permission for US ships to buy supplies including coal and other necessary provisions in Japanese ports

Granted protection for US sailors

Agreed to open a harbor for trade within 5 years

History of Kanagawa-ken

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Name: Kanagawa
Island: Honshū
Population: 8,965,000
Capital: Yokohama
Major Cities: Atsugi, Ayase, Chigasaki, Ebina, Fujisawa, Hadano, Hiratsuka, Isehara, Kamakura, Kawasaki, Minamiashigara, Miura, Odawara, Sagamihara, Yamato, Yokohama, Yokosuka, Zama, Zushi

History

Kanagawa prefecture has a history going back to the prehistoric age. You can find over 7500 different prehistoric sites in the area from shell and tomb mounds to tunnel tombs. It is considered to be a great place to settle for the ancient peoples of japan because it faces two different bays and has two different mountain ranges towards the inland. It has the best of both worlds and with its mild climate it makes it easy to settle there.

Kanagawa was at the hear to the opening of Japan to the western world. For many years the west came to Kanagawa’s shores and demanded japan open up so they could trade. For a long time japan stuck with its strict seclusion policies, but finally when American Navy officer Commodore Matthew Perry came Japan finally caved and signed the Treaty of Peace and Amity which opened up Japan to the rest of the world.

Essentially Kanagawa was taken down 3 times from earthquake to the Manchurian Incident, and finally by Air Raids in the late 1940’s during World War II. However, through all that Kanagawa became a hot spot for growth of the western culture and modernization of Japan the area grew rapidly in numbers and in wealth. This was a place where many democratic reforms took place and a lot of social changes were made some for the best some not. Overall Kanagawa has one of the most interesting histories in Japan.

Culture

I am sorry to say that I am going to ahve to do this in a seperate post at a later date. I think I found a couple of good sites, but they are in Japanese and my skills aren’t on par to be able to read them yet. As I learn more I will post on this. I am truely sorry.

Climate

Kanagawa has a mild climate because of the mountain ranges to the west and the Pacific Ocean to the east. They kind of fight each other to keep the area in a mild state year round. The avreage tempurature is 16.1C (61 F) with the highest at 35C (95F) and lowest at -0.5C (31.1F).

Interesting Facts

Kanagawa has 6 sports teams