Harry Smith Parkes

British Minister Plenipotentiary to Japan in Kojimachi, Tokyo. He was also a pioneer in traveling to Japan by foreigners, and visited Nikko and other parts of Japan immediately after the Meiji Restoration. At that time, the movement of foreigners was severely restricted by the Japan government in order to restrict missionary and commercial activities. Bird obtain the inland travel permit, which was considered hopeless to obtain through Harry.