150th year of educator Niijima's departure for U.S. marked

150th year of educator Niijima's departure for U.S. marked

HAKODATE, Japan - A ceremony takes place at Hakodate port in Hokkaido, northernmost Japan, on June 14, 2014, to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Jo Niijima's departure for the United States. Niijima was a Japanese missionary and educator in the Meiji period (1968-1912), who founded Doshisha University in Kyoto, western Japan.

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