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 English Version (pdf) Japanese Version (pdf) 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.

12th Manjiro Festival October 3, 2009 Despite the wretched weather, it was filled with warmth! Read about it at these sites: Standard Times Neighborhood News (pdf file) Museum Opening in May, 2009 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. See photos of the visit of Dr. Hinohara to Fairhaven in May of 2008 Past Manjiro Festivals The 11th Manjiro Festival, 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, 2005 Here are some photos from the 2005 Festival! Look at the great patchwork bears from the Shoo-Fly Quilters! Our 9th Manjiro Festival , 2003 Check out our photos or read the article in the Standard Times. Miscellaneous Spinner Publications has published a 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. See photos of the Student Visitors from Shimizu High School 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.