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Hongakuji Temple
Last Updated March 12, 2021
At the time of the opening of the port, this Honkaku-ji Temple was dedicated to the American Consulate. It is said that Door, who was a consul of Kanagawa, wiped off the pine branches in the garden and raised a star flag on this tree. In addition, it is said that the main statue of this temple was covered with a board circumference, painted with white paint, and was prohibited from entering the temple.
In 1858 (1858), a stone monument commemorating Tadanari Iwase, a full authority member who negotiated with the U.S. minister Harris has been built on the grounds when the US-Japan Osamu Trade Treaty was concluded. （Pamphlet on the History of Kanagawajuku）
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Kanagawa Ward General Affairs Department Ward Administration Promotion Division
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