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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.

While out at sea as a fisherman, one day in [[1841]] the fisherman Nakahama Manjirô's ship was dashed up on some rocks. Stranded, he survived there in a cave for some time, eating mainly fish, until he was found and rescued by an American ship. 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 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]].

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==References==

==References==

*Matt Matsuda, ''Pacific Worlds'', Cambridge University Press (2012), 234.

*Matt Matsuda, ''Pacific Worlds'', Cambridge University Press (2012), 234.

[[Category:Edo Period]]

[[Category:Edo Period]]

[[Category:Other Historical Figures]]

[[Category:Other Historical Figures]]