# Convention of Kanagawa (1854)

URL: https://history-japan.com/timeline/1854-convention-of-kanagawa
Location: Japan
Categories: main-event

The shogunate signed an agreement with the United States providing access to Shimoda and Hakodate for supplies and assistance. It was not yet the broad commercial treaty that followed in 1858. The agreement helped undermine the existing system of maritime restrictions.

Ruler at the time: [Tokugawa Iesada](https://history-japan.com/rulers/tokugawa-iesada)

## Sources
- [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_of_Kanagawa)