Consul General Suzuki Attends the Whitfield Manjiro Friendship Society Cherry Blossom Festival
May 7, 2024
On May 5th, Consul General Suzuki attended the Whitfield Manjiro Friendship Society Cherry Blossom Festival and gave the opening remarks. At the festival, there were performances of kamishibai (paper theater), taiko drumming, aikido and ikebana (flower arrangement).
The Whitefield Manjiro Memorial Hall is the home of Captain Whitfield, where John Manjiro first stayed in the United States. It has been purchased and renovated through the fundraising money that was raised for this purpose, led by Dr. Hinohara Shigeaki, the former honorary head of St. Luke’s International Hospital in Tokyo, Japan. Fairhaven, where Whitfield Manjiro Memorial Hall is located, has a sister-city relationship with Tosashimizu City in Kochi Prefecture, Japan, the hometown of John Manjiro. The two sister cities hold the John Manjiro Festival every other year.
The Whitefield Manjiro Memorial Hall is the home of Captain Whitfield, where John Manjiro first stayed in the United States. It has been purchased and renovated through the fundraising money that was raised for this purpose, led by Dr. Hinohara Shigeaki, the former honorary head of St. Luke’s International Hospital in Tokyo, Japan. Fairhaven, where Whitfield Manjiro Memorial Hall is located, has a sister-city relationship with Tosashimizu City in Kochi Prefecture, Japan, the hometown of John Manjiro. The two sister cities hold the John Manjiro Festival every other year.