Tosashimizu, Kōchi

is a Japanese city in Kōchi Prefecture on the Pacific coastline of the island of Shikoku.Auzias, Dominique and Jean-Paul Labourdette. (2009). Petit Futé Japon: Bienvenue au pays du Soleil-Levant, p. 444; excerpt, Le port de shimizu est situé à 20 km du cap Ashizuri-misaki, ses maisons entourent et protègent un port naturel; retrieved 2013-2-25.

History
The village of Nakanohama in what is now Tosashimizu was the birthplace of Nakahama Manjirō, who was the first known Japanese to live in the United States in the mid-19th century.Lade, Jennifer.  "Manjiro Festival celebrates sister cities of Fairhaven, Tosashimizu,"  South Coast (Massachusetts). October 4, 2009; retrieved 2013-2-25.

The modern city was established in 1954.

Sister cities
 New Bedford, Massachusetts, US*Medeiros, Michael.  "Preserving the Manjirō Legacy,"  South Coast Today, December 8, 2006; retrieved 2013-2-25. 
 Fairhaven, Massachusetts, US, since 1987

References

Other websites

 Tosashimizu City website 


Category:Cities in Shikoku
Category:Settlements in Kōchi Prefecture