Treaty of Shimoda

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The Treaty of Shimoda was an 1855 agreement between the Russian Empire and Japan that established formal diplomatic relations and defined their borders in the Kuril Islands and surrounding regions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral treaty
historical event
international agreement
alsoKnownAs Russo-Japanese Treaty of 1855
linked to: Treaty of Shimoda
borderProvision Urup and islands to the north recognized as Russian
southern Kuril Islands (Iturup, Kunashir, Shikotan, Habomai) recognized as Japanese
linked to: Southern Kurils
countrySignatory Japan
Russian Empire
dateSigned 1855-02-07
definedBorderInRegion Kuril Islands
Sakhalin (ambiguous status)
established formal diplomatic relations between the Russian Empire and Japan
grantedRight limited extraterritorial rights for Russian citizens in Japan
residence of a Russian consul in Japan
hasLegalStatus superseded by later Russo-Japanese treaties
historicalPeriod late Edo period
language Japanese
Russian
legalEffect first formal Russo-Japanese border agreement
first treaty establishing official relations between Russia and Japan
negotiatedBy Japanese Tokugawa shogunate officials
Yevfimiy Putyatin
openedPort Hakodate
Nagasaki
linked to: Port of Nagasaki

Shimoda
partOf Russo-Japanese relations
precedes Treaty of Portsmouth
Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1875)
providedFor opening of Japanese ports to Russian ships
regionAffected Far East
linked to: East Asia

North Pacific
relatedTo opening of Japan to foreign powers
unequal treaties with Japan
signedAt Shimoda
signedInCountry Japan
signedUnderGovernment Tokugawa shogunate
statusOfSakhalin left undefined and shared between Russia and Japan
subject consular representation
navigation rights
territorial delimitation in the Kuril Islands
trade rights
yearSigned 1855

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Kuril Islands hasHistoricalTreaty Treaty of Shimoda
Sakhalin Island historicalTreaty Treaty of Shimoda
Northern Territories dispute legalReference Treaty of Shimoda
Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1875) alsoKnownAs Sakhalin–Kuril Exchange Treaty
subject linked to: Treaty of Saint Petersburg 1875
linked to: Treaty of Shimoda
Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1875) follows Treaty of Shimoda
subject linked to: Treaty of Saint Petersburg 1875
Treaty of Shimoda alsoKnownAs Russo-Japanese Treaty of 1855
linked to: Treaty of Shimoda
Northern Territories relatedTreaty Treaty of Shimoda