
Japanese Castaway Gives First Description of USA 1852 Incredible Story of John Manjiro
Extracts are taken from “Drifting Toward the Southeast: The Story of Five Japanese Castaways: a Complete Translation of Hyoson Kiryaku (a Brief Account of Drifting Toward the Southeast) as Told to the Court of Lord Yamauchi of Tosa in 1852 by John Manjiro Translated by: Junya Nagakuni and Junji Kitadai