Uraga bugyō (浦賀奉行) were officials of theTokugawa shogunate with responsibility for administration of the port of Uraga, which was a port of inspection for Japanese coastal vessels, especially those proceeding to Edo.^[1]

This office was created in 1721, and it was held by one or twofudaidaimyōs—always two who were appointed concurrently after 1844.^[1] Conventional interpretations have construed these Japanese titles as "commissioner" or "overseer" or "governor".^[2]

Uraga is both a town and a harbour at the entrance ofTokyo Bay, located on the eastern side of theMiura Peninsula, at the northern end of theUraga Channel.^[3]

Due to its strategic location at the entrance of Edo Bay, Uraga has often been the first point of contact between visiting foreign ships and Japan.^[4] In 1853,Commodore Perry lowered the anchor ofhis ships in front of Uraga.^[5] On the return of the Commodore's squadron in 1854, the ships by-passed Uraga to anchor closer to Edo at Kanagawa, which is where the city of Yokohama now stands.^[6]

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• Toki Yorimune (1844–1845).^[7]
• Mizuno Tadanori (1852–1853).^[8]
• Izawa Masayoshi (1854).^[9]
• Toki Tomoaki (1854–1857).^[7]

• Bugyō

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