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A fact from Otokichi appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 13 June 2005. The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Otokichi (1818–1867) was a Japanese castaway, who circled the globe as he tried unsuccessfully to return to Japan?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2005/June.

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A couple of questions[edit]

I must say this is a very interesting and well-organized article. However, there are a couple of things I'm curious about. The article mentions of course three surviving castaways; was Otokichi simply the most prominent in later accomplishments? Also, it is rather unclear how the three circled the world, given the direct and sudden transition in the text from British Columbia to Macao.--Pharos 07:01, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)

The transition from Washington State to China needs a lot of work but I'm unfamiliar with the story. I had to re-read it several times just to fill in what I thought had happened. Did they get shipped to China by the US or other means?

Comment by User:JShultz

Someone had erased the "Travel to Europe" paragraph. It's back in. Hope it's clearer now. PHG 11:47, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Another thing: the article states he died in 1967, but the cemetery (Japanese Cemetery Park) it says he was buried in was established in 1891. What is it really?Geosultan4 (talk) 03:31, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ranald MacDonald[edit]

There's no indication in any biographical material I've seen that Ranald MacDonald was American - he was born of a Scottish father and a Chinook mother in what was then Hudson's Bay Company territory, so his nationality is not clear, though most of his life was spent in Canada. Therefore I changed his description to "westerner" rather than American, in the section on his teaching in Japan.156.34.53.0 21:29, 23 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

While this is a popular myth, historical records show that a meeting between Ranald MacDonald and Otokichi would have been impossible. He had probably heard of their story, but couldn't have met them. MightyAtom 03:15, 25 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Lin Ah Tao listed at Redirects for discussion[edit]

An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Lin Ah Tao. Please participate in the redirect discussion if you wish to do so. _signed,Rosguill ^talk 04:59, 2 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Three castaways? -or seven?[edit]

Under the heading "Biography: Drift to America" it states that there were three survivors. However, under the heading "Biography: Macau and attempt to return to Japan" it states that there were seven. Can anyone explain? Bricology (talk) 01:17, 15 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The article states that the other four were castaways from a different shipwreck.—Myasuda (talk) 02:44, 15 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]