Manjiro, shipwrecked,
Survived, barely.
Became a whaler
And a sailer.
Longed to return home.
Back in Japan,
He survived trial after trial—
Eighteen in all—
Before, ten years after his departure,
He returned home.
In the end, he became
An educator
A translator
An integral part of opening Japan.
Born in the year of courage, indeed.
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