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Nakahama Manjiro Birthplace, Childhood Home

Kochi · · Historic Districts

Japanese name: 中濱万次郎生誕地・生家

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WHAT TO DONakahama Manjiro Birthplace, Childhood Home

A house in Tosashimizu — the thatched birthplace of John Manjiro, where he lived until he was fourteen, since restored.

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A house in Tosashimizu — the thatched birthplace of John Manjiro, where he lived until he was fourteen, since restored.

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The place in Nakahama, Tosashimizu, where John Manjiro lived until the age of 14. His birthplace, a single-story wooden house with a thatched roof, was restored with donations collected by local volunteers, based on a photograph of the house as it survived.

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