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John Manjirô is among the most famous of 19th century Japanese castaways, and one of the first Japanese to ever travel to the United States.
John Manjirô is among the most famous of 19th century Japanese castaways, and one of the first Japanese to ever travel to the United States.
Originally from Nakahama village, [[Tosa province]], Manjirô and five others in his fishing boat drifted out to sea on [[1840]]/1/5. Dashed up upon some rocks and stranded, he survived in a cave for some time, eating mainly fish, until he was found and rescued by an American ship the following year. They brought him back with them to Massachusetts, where he learned English, Western techniques of navigation, whaling, and coopering (the making of barrels), before returning to Japan in [[1851]]. He would later serve as an interpreter during the shogunate's encounters with [[Commodore Perry]].
Originally from Nakahama village, [[Tosa province]], Manjirô and five others in his fishing boat drifted out to sea on [[1840]]/1/5. Dashed up upon some rocks and stranded, he survived in a cave for some time, eating mainly fish, until he was found and rescued by an American [[whaling]] ship the following year. They brought him back with them to Massachusetts, where he learned English, Western techniques of navigation, whaling, and coopering (the making of barrels), before returning to Japan in [[1851]]. He would later serve as an interpreter during the shogunate's encounters with [[Commodore Perry]].
Manjirô's experiences in the United States are recorded in a volume titled ''Hyôkyaku danki'' (漂客談記), which he dictated.<ref>Plaques at [[Sakuragicho Station|Sakuragichô Station]].[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/16673156149/sizes/k/]</ref>
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*Matt Matsuda, ''Pacific Worlds'', Cambridge University Press (2012), 234.
*Matt Matsuda, ''Pacific Worlds'', Cambridge University Press (2012), 234.
*William Steele, "Goemon's New World View: Popular Representations of the Opening of Japan," ''Ajia bunka kenkyû'' 17 (1989), 73.
*William Steele, "Goemon's New World View: Popular Representations of the Opening of Japan," ''Ajia bunka kenkyû'' 17 (1989), 73.
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[[Category:Other Historical Figures]]