Japanese officers officially recieved at SF City Hall

William W. Finney
3/22/10
Today history was made right on the doorsteps of my city! The Japanese officers of the Kanrin Maru were officially welcomed and received today at San Francisco City Hall. Although the Japanese officers have been in San Francisco for a couple days, this meeting at City Hall made the Kanrin Maru’s visit and mission official and well-known. According to my friends onboard the USS Powhatan, both they and the Japanese officers onboard the Kanrin Maru were very nervous about the visit to City Hall. Neither the Japanese or American officers truly knew what to except from the press and the general public. However, both parties, especially the Japanese officers, eventually relaxed themselves and enjoyed the visit to City Hall.