The Adventure of John Manjiro

ジョンまんじろうのぼうけん

まんじろう　 Manjiro

日本ちず　 Map of Japan

おきなわ

きゅうしゅうしこく

ほんしゅう

ほっかいどう

日本ちず　 Map of Japan

おきなわ

きゅうしゅうしこく

ほんしゅう

ほっかいどう

とうきょう

おおさかとさしみず

1841 なんぱ　 Shipwrecked

とりしま

とりしま　 Torishima

あほうどり　 Albatross

さこく　 The Period of National Isolation

ながさき　でじまオランダとこうえきThe Emperor Komei孝明天皇

1841 救助　 Rescued

ほげいせん　ジョン・ホーランドごう

キャプテン　ホイットフィールド

1841 救助　 Rescued

1841-1843 航海　 Whaling & Sailing

He was called “John Mung” by his shipmates.

1841-1843 だいこうかい　 Whaling & Sailing

ほげい　 Whaling in Japan

ほげい　 Whaling in the U.S.

• Whale oil was used to make soaps, candles, perfumes, and medicine.

• Teeth were sold as precious ivory. • Bones were made into furniture.

ほげい Whaling Dangerous Business

700 whaling ships out of 900 were American.

70% of those came from New Bedford, Massachusetts.

In the 18th century, 272 ships out of 787 left New Bedford sank.

A ship captain received about a 12th of the profit. Others received very little.

1843 アメリカじょうりく A foot in the U.S.

New BedfordMassachusetts

１８４３年５月７日：まんじろうはじめてアメリカにきたにほんじん

1843 アメリカじょうりく A foot in the U.S.

not translucent paper windows

not sliding screens made of

paper

not found in Japanese homes,

where people sat on the floor

not a bag of grain or a log for a

headrest

What is he talking about?

あたらしいせいかつ　 A New Life

The Stone School House

1846Manjiro studied navigation and surveying at Bartlett’s Academy.

えいご　 Learning English

Cold （コヲル　寒い） Evening ( イヴネン　宵 ) Morning （モヲネン　朝） Night 　（ナイ　夜） New York 　（ニュヨオ　ニューヨーク） Winter 　（ウィンダ　冬） Water 　（ワラ　水） Sunday 　（サンレイ　日曜日） Gate 　（ゲイ　門）

アメリカせいかつ　 American Customs

When a young man wants to marry, he looks for a young women for himself without asking a go-between to find one for him.

Some women make a hole through the lobes of their ears and run a gold or silver ring through this hole as an ornament.

Eggs, oil and salt mixed with flour is good food. They call it bread.

A man takes off his hat when paying a visit, but does not remove his shoes.

Ordinary men carry watches.

When walking they carry canes inside of which swords are often hidden.

Officials are hard to distinguish as they never display the authority of their office.

ホームシック　 Homesick1848 ゴールドラッシュ　カルフォルニア

1849 ホノルルへ

1851 きこく　 Back to Homeおきなわにつく

Finally home, but arrested

They look strange.

Foreign Aliens!

Spies!

1851 だいみょう　 Lord Nariakira

Tell me about America.

There is no hereditary king. Instead, a man of great knowledge and ability is elected king. He sits on the throne for four years.

America is an open country and learning is constantly becoming greater.

1851 だいみょう　 Lord Nariakira

What else can you tell me.

American toilets are placed over holes in the ground. It is customary to read books while using them.

1851 だいみょう　 Lord Nariakira

What else can you tell me.

What would you say to him?

1852 さいかい　 The Road Home

1854 ペリー　 Ending the Isolationism

Commodore Perry came to Edo (Tokyo) and demanded to open ports and trade with the U.S.

Manjiro helped people understand American power and importance.

こうけん　 Contributions

Manjiro shared his knowledge of western technology in several ways:

He translated Bowditch’s “The New American Practical Navigator” into Japanese

He became Professor of Navigation at the Naval Training School

He wrote,”Eibei Taiwa Shokei” (A shortcut to Anglo-American Conversation). This was the first English text published in Japan

He initiated the first whaling industry in Japan based on his experiences

He was the official translator for the delegation which crossed the Pacific to San Francisco on the Kanrin-mar (the first Japanese ship to do so)

With the new Meiji government he was appointed professor to Kaisei Univ.

Later to become know as Tokyo Imperial University (Todai Univ.)

1870 さいかい　 Meeting AgainIn 1870 while traveling with a mission to Europe, Manjiro stopped in New York City and took the opportunity to visit Captain Whitfield in Fairhaven for the last time. They had not met for 21 years.

O captain how can I forget your kindness, when can I

pay for your fatherly treatment?

Thank God ten thousand times and never will forget

your name.-John Manjiro

おしまい　 The End