Was Togo present for Perry's arrival?

Was Togo present when Commodore Perry came ashore in 1854?

No. Togo was alive but nowhere near Perry's landing; his early combat experience came later as a Satsuma gun captain at Kagoshima.

The answer distinguishes two frequently connected moments in Japan's opening to foreign naval power. Togo was alive in 1854 but was not present where Commodore Perry came ashore on Honshu. He came from Satsuma much farther south and entered the story through the later conflict with Britain. At Kagoshima in 1863, he served as a gun captain in the coastal batteries. That chronology clarifies which foreign confrontation actually formed part of his early military experience.