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The ''Kanrin Maru'' was damaged in a storm during the voyage, and returned directly to Japan after receiving repairs in San Francisco, while the ''Powhatan'' continued onwards to Panama.
The ''Kanrin Maru'' was damaged in a storm during the voyage, and returned directly to Japan after receiving repairs in San Francisco, while the ''Powhatan'' continued onwards to Panama.
During the [[Boshin War]] in [[1868]], the ''Kanrin Maru'' sought refuge in Shimizu harbor (today, Shizuoka City), running up a white flag of surrender while its crew attempted repairs on the ship. Despite this flag of surrender, however, pro-Imperial troops bombarded the ship with cannon fire, boarded it, and killed many of the crew. This has come to be known as "the Kanrin Maru Incident" (J: ''Kanrin maru jiken'').<ref>Oliver Statler, ''Japanese Inn'', 273-274.</ref>
In [[1869]], following the fall of the shogunate, the ''Kanrin Maru'' joined the ''[[Shoheimaru|Shôheimaru]]'' in shipping goods to and from [[Hokkaido]] for colonial development efforts.<ref>Gallery labels, Museum of the Meiji Restoration, Kagoshima, Sept 2014.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/21372010265/sizes/k/]</ref>
In [[1869]], following the fall of the shogunate, the ''Kanrin Maru'' joined the ''[[Shoheimaru|Shôheimaru]]'' in shipping goods to and from [[Hokkaido]] for colonial development efforts.<ref>Gallery labels, Museum of the Meiji Restoration, Kagoshima, Sept 2014.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/21372010265/sizes/k/]</ref>
