In 1860 a Japanese embassy arrived at Washington, and similar ones were established in European capitals.
In 1869 the revolution was over.

The party of the usurping Tycoon was defeated and the Shogunate abolished.

The anti-foreign spirit which was allied with it shared this defeat, and the party desiring to adopt the methods of foreign lands was triumphant.

There was a reorganization of the government, with the Mikado as its single and supreme head.

The entire feudal structure, with its Daimios and Samurai, was swept away.