(formerly the Fairhaven/New Bedford--Tosashimizu
Sister City Committee)

Who Was Manjiro? A nutshell account of the adventure and a history of the Sister City Committee Get Involved! Become a Member of the Whitfield-Manjiro Friendship Society The Hyoson Kiryaku Manjiro's testimony. A little about the manuscript at the Millicent Library The Manjiro Trail Follow in Manjiro's footsteps through Fairhaven. Includes a map Bibliography Books, etc. in English and Japanese in the Millicent Library collection Tosashimizu, Our Sister City A brief description and history Fairhaven and Japanese Links Other related websites and links to newspaper articles Gift Shop Manjiro cotton throw and a Children's Book--Sea! See! She! 1918 Presentation of a Samurai Sword Commemorative booklet published by the Millicent Library.

Save the date! Our next Manjiro Festival will be October 3, 2009 Whitfield-Manjiro Friendship House 11 Cherry Street Fairhaven, MA 02719 Video of Weekend Highlights Article and photos in the Fairhaven Neighborhood News (pdf file). Go to site, click on Archives and look for 5/14/2009 See some photos of the event (courtesy Joni Gaudiello) Read about it in the New Bedford Standard Times (includes a video and an additional photo gallery) Short article in the Japan Times For information on the Whitfield-Manjiro Friendship House, email Gerry Rooney at Gerry@WMFriendshipHouse.org or call 508-995-1219. The America-Grassroots Summit in Miyagi will be held this Summer in north-eastern Japan, and offers you the opportunity to know the real Japan that cannot be experienced through regular tours and vacations. Check their website for more information including a brochure. See photos of the Student Visitors from Shimizu High School See photos of the visit of Dr. Hinohara to Fairhaven in May of 2008 The 11th Manjiro Festival was held on October 6, 2007 Read an article about it in the Advocate Article in the New Bedford Standard Times See some photos taken at the events by Joni Gaudiello The 10th Manjiro Festival was fantastic! Even the weather cooperated for once and it was a perfect weekend. Here are some photos from the 2005 Festival! Look at the great patchwork bears from the Shoo-Fly Quilters! Our 9th Manjiro Festival on October 4, 2003 was a great success! Check out our photos or read the article in the Standard Times. Spinner Publications has published a new translation of Manjiro's own story. It has many full color illustrations and may be purchased directly from Spinner. Read a Standard Times article about the project. A March 21, 2004 article in the Japan Times talks about the book and about Manjiro. Read an article about Mrs. Hiromi Tanaka and her Japanese cooking. Our Chairman Gerald Rooney recently received the 2003 Foreign Minister of Japan citation for furthering friendship and understanding between the United States and Japan. Read about it in this Standard Times article Special report on the 150th anniversary of Manjiro's return to his hometown. Submitted to us by Masao Tsujioka. Photos of Manjiro Nakahama and Captain Whitfield       Page created and maintained by Carolyn Longworth e-mail to Gerry Rooney Logo graphic by Bryan Peirce. Other graphics by Arthur Moniz Telephone: 508-995-1219 Created October 24, 1995.