 He was assisted by Charles de Chassiron and Alfred de Moges.In 1859, Gustave Duchesne de Bellecourt arrived and became the first French representative in Japan.A French Consulate was opened that year at the Temple of Saikai-ji, in Mita, Edo, at the same time as an American Consulate was established at the Temple of Zenpuku-ji, and a British Consulate at the Temple of Tōzen-ji.