
In 1841, rescued by an American whaler after a terrible shipwreck left him and his companions castaways on a remote island, Manjiro learned new ways when he became the first Japanese person to set foot in the United States.
In 1841, rescued by an American whaler after a terrible shipwreck left him and his companions castaways on a remote island, Manjiro learned new ways when he became the first Japanese person to set foot in the United States.