The
Whitfield-Manjiro
Friendship Society

(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 Friend of Sister City
or if you are local and can come to montly meetings, apply to become a committee member.


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


Millicent Library Visitors' Page
Started June 23, 1999. If we took your picture while you were in Fairhaven, you might be here!


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.

See photos of the visit of Dr. Hinohara to Fairhaven


The 11th Manjiro Festival was held on October 6, 2007
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 bvm1290@comcast.net
Logo graphic by Bryan Peirce. Other graphics by Arthur Moniz
The Millicent Library,
P.O. Box 30, 45 Centre Street, Fairhaven, Massachusetts 02719
Telephone: 508-992-5342 Fax: 508-993-7288
Created October 24, 1995.