In particular, the bakufu reported the arrival of Perry to the Emperor immediately, and thereafter came to seek Imperial Court's decisions concerning diplomatic issues, which revived the Imperial Court's authority and, together with the Sonno Joi (Revere the Emperor, Expel the Barbarians) and anti-shogunate movements, led to the realization of the restoration of imperial rule.
特にペリーの来航について幕府は直に朝廷に奏聞し、以後、幕府は外交問題について朝廷の判断を仰ぐようになったことから朝廷の権威にふたたび日が差すようになり、尊王攘夷思想・討幕運動と相まって王政復古(日本)の実現へと繋がった。