▁or ▁kill ▁foreign ers ▁coming ▁ash ore . ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 0 , ▁the ▁brig ▁" Cy pr us ", ▁a ▁ship ▁of ▁Australian ▁conv ict s ▁who ▁had ▁successfully ▁mut in ied ▁against ▁their ▁master s ▁and ▁set ▁sail ▁for ▁C anton , ▁China , ▁arrived ▁on ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁Sh ik oku ▁near ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁M ug i ▁in ▁Tok ush ima ▁Pref ect ure . ▁The ▁mut ine ers ▁were ▁des per ately ▁low ▁on ▁water , ▁fire wood , ▁and ▁supplies , ▁but ▁were ▁attacked ▁and ▁sent ▁away ▁by ▁the ▁Japanese . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁an ▁Australian ▁ship ▁ever ▁visited ▁Japan . ▁Also ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 0 , ▁the ▁Bon in ▁Islands , ▁claimed ▁by ▁Japan ▁but ▁un in hab ited , ▁were ▁settled ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁Nathan iel ▁Sav ory , ▁who ▁land ed ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Ch ich ij ima ▁and ▁formed ▁the ▁first ▁col ony ▁there . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 7 , ▁an ▁American ▁business man ▁in ▁C anton ▁( Gu ang z hou ) ▁named ▁Charles ▁W . ▁King ▁saw ▁an ▁opportunity ▁to ▁open ▁trade ▁by ▁trying ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Japan ▁three ▁Japanese ▁sail ors ▁( am ong ▁them , ▁O tok ichi ) ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁ship w reck ed ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁before ▁on ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁Oregon . ▁He ▁went ▁to ▁U rag a ▁Channel ▁with ▁Mor r ison , ▁an ▁un ar med ▁American ▁merchant ▁ship . ▁The ▁ship ▁was