Kanrin Maru
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Kanrin Maru committee looks to next 150 years of celebrating U.S.-Japan relationship
December 23, 2010 by Nichi Bei News
A small group of people gathered around the rotunda of San Francisco’s City Hall on the evening of Dec. 13 for the closing ceremonies of the 150th anniversary of the […] READ MORE
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Symposium reveals the history of U.S.-Japan cultural exchange in SF
November 11, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
Imagine the world without San Francisco. We could not wear jeans by Levi Strauss, or celebrate the long-awaited championship of the San Francisco Giants. Most importantly, Nikkei history and the […] READ MORE
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Exhibit, lecture puts Kanrin Maru into context
August 5, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
With the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the first Japanese ship to America, many groups are seizing the moment to celebrate the establishment of diplomatic relations that paved the […] READ MORE
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Historic Voyage Marked Beginning of 150 Years of U.S.-Japan Relations
March 25, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
Curious Americans gathered in droves to see them. Dressed in robes, their hair in topknots, the Japanese who arrived in San Francisco 150 years ago this month on the Kanrin […] READ MORE
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The Kanrin Maru and JAs
March 25, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
As Japanese Americans, we should know where we came from and how we came to be. The more we learn about what happened 150 years ago, the more we find […] READ MORE
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Manjiro’s Role in Pacific Ties
March 25, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
Though the Kanrin Maru’s arrival from Japan represented the first official visit by Japanese, a young fisherman — who would eventually play a pivotal role in U.S.-Japan relations — made […] READ MORE
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