📜 Statue commemorating Commodore Matthew C. Perry in Touro Park, Newport, Rhode Island.🔍 Designed by John Quincy Adams Ward, unveiled in May 1869. Features a bas-relief depicting negotiations and a Japanese Temple Lantern gift. # Why Go 🇯🇵 Learn about the opening of Japan to the West.🤝 Serves as a cultural bridge between Rhode Island and Japan.🏛️ See a historical monument with cultural significance.🗿 Features a bas-relief by Richard Morris Hunt and a Temple Lantern from Japan.🌳 Located in historic Touro Park, near Newport Tower. # Tips 📍 Also visit nearby Newport Tower and Touro Cemetery.