I’ve been asking around about the Kaiwo Maru’s arrival at San Francisco and I did a quick Internet search and found out that the ship will be open to the public during specific times on Sunday, May 4th. I’m going to try to get over there in the morning and see if I can get some good pictures.
The details can be found on the Japanese Consultate web page:
http://www.sf.us.emb-japan.go.jp/archives/PR_e/2014/pr_14_0428.htm
Also, there is page on the National Institute for Sea Training in Japan that gives details about the Kaiwo Maru:
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