In 1859, five ports including Hakodate Port, Yokohama Port, Nagasaki Port, Niigata Port, Kobe Port (Shimoda Port was closed) were opened thus markets in cities such as Edo and Osaka were opened and started to trade primarily with England.
59年には箱館、横浜港、長崎港、新潟港、神戸港の5港を開港し（下田を閉鎖）、江戸や大阪などの市場が開放されて貿易が開始され、貿易相手国は主にイギリスであった。