Voyage to Peru
- When
- April 3, 1899 (arrival)
- Where
- Yokohama (departure locality; arrival at Callao, Peru)
The Sakura Maru carried Japanese families from Yokohama to Peru, arriving at Callao on April 3, 1899. This group of 790 emigrants became the first of several waves of emigrants to Peru.
The ship carried Japanese families from Yokohama to Peru, arriving at the Peruvian port city of Callao on April 3, 1899. This group of 790 Japanese became the first of several waves of emigrants who made new lives for themselves in Peru, some nine years before emigration to Brazil began. The supplied passages do not state the departure date; the legacy date of 27 February 1899 is unverified.
Sources
- Japanese Peruvians Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-02
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