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Walking Tour to Discover William Adams in Edo City
Important Information
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Wheelchair accessible
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
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All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
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Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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In April 1600, the first Dutch ship Liefde arrived in Japan.
The ship departed Netherlands, in 1598, with a crew of 110, but there were only 18 survivors.Among the crew were the Dutchman Jan Joosten and the Englishman William Adams.
Both men served Ieyasu, the first Shogun of Tokugawa shogunate as diplomatic advisors, and William Adams in particular became an unprecedented foreign feudal lord in Japanese history.
William Adams's outstanding insight contributed greatly to the Tokugawa shogunate amidst a difficult international situation.
Many biographies have been written, and in recent years, a television drama starring William Adams, "Shogun" (based on the 1975 novel "Shogun" by James C...
Highlights
1 hour
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
1 hour
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Guidance by a Japanese national, gouvernement licensed guide
Meeting Points
Departure
JAPAN RAIL CAFE TOKYO
Yaesu Central Exit of Tokyo Station
Return
Site of William Adam's Residence
Site of William Adam's Residence in Anjin Dori
Walking Tour to Discover William Adams in Edo City
About
In April 1600, the first Dutch ship Liefde arrived in Japan.
The ship departed Netherlands, in 1598, with a crew of 110, but there were only 18 survivors.Among the crew were the Dutchman Jan Joosten and the Englishman William Adams.
Both men served Ieyasu, the first Shogun of Tokugawa shogunate as diplomatic advisors, and William Adams in particular became an unprecedented foreign feudal lord in Japanese history.
William Adams's outstanding insight contributed greatly to the Tokugawa shogunate amidst a difficult international situation.
Many biographies have been written, and in recent years, a television drama starring William Adams, "Shogun" (based on the 1975 novel "Shogun" by James C...
Highlights
1 hour
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
1 hour
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Guidance by a Japanese national, gouvernement licensed guide
Meeting Points
Departure
JAPAN RAIL CAFE TOKYO
Yaesu Central Exit of Tokyo Station
Return
Site of William Adam's Residence
Site of William Adam's Residence in Anjin Dori
Itinerary
1
Tokyo Station
Presentation of the life and the work of William Adams
10 minutes
2
Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn Memorial Statue
Difficult voyage of William Adams to come to Japan, the circumstances in the world and in Japan at that moment of history, his relationship with the Shogun
10 minutes
3
Jan Joosten van Loodensteyn Memorial
Fates and lives of other crew members of the Liefde, the ship with which William Adams came to Japan, his relationship with them and with other his contemporaries
10 minutes
4
Nihonbashi Bridge
Importance of Nihonbashi Bridge in Japan and the strategic choice of the Shogun
5
Site of William Adam's Residence
William Adams and his family, His personality, His wingspan and his contribution for the Japanese society and history
