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Japanese Castaways in the Northwest

For centuries, there is evidence that Japanese vessels have washed up on the WA coast.

11/13/2020

Mossback's Northwest

Japanese Castaways in the Northwest

11/13/2020 | 4m 24sVideo has Closed Captions

For centuries, there is evidence that Japanese vessels have washed up on the WA coast.

For centuries, there is evidence that Japanese vessels have washed up on the Washington coast. Evidence exists in finds of iron tools in pre-contact archaeological sites. But probably the most dramatic was the arrival of three survivors of a drifting junk from Japan in the 1840s.

11/13/2020

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Mossback's Northwest

Japanese Castaways in the Northwest

11/13/2020 | 4m 24sVideo has Closed Captions

For centuries, there is evidence that Japanese vessels have washed up on the Washington coast. Evidence exists in finds of iron tools in pre-contact archaeological sites. But probably the most dramatic was the arrival of three survivors of a drifting junk from Japan in the 1840s.

11/13/2020

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