The End of Seclusion As Perry’s great black ships steamed into Edo Bay, they belched out smoke, dumbfounding local fishermen who thought these were moving volcanoes.
तो जापानी लोग विविक्‍ति में रहे, १८५३ तक, जब कमाडोर पेरी ने उनके दरवाज़ों पर ज़ोर से खटखटाया ।