The British navigator who sent a life full of ups and downs. With Miura Anjin, what kind of person?

I drift ashore to Japan at RIFUDE number beyond the ocean from the Netherlands.

William Adams who was born in the lingam in the United Kingdom east in 1564 (1564) and worked as an apprentice (and, Tei) by a shipyard from 12 years old. Shipbuilding, astronomy and an art of navigation are learned and more navy length of the ship and arctic expedition are experienced for 12 years after that. I go on board a Dutch Oriental expedition which consists of 5 ships for 34 years old as a chief navigator and have sailed for the Orient.

Sailing was difficult continuation. The supplement of food is also difficult and a fleet is in a ship of RIFUDE number free Adams and others took soon by severe staying over winter and indigenous people's maraud at the Strait of Magellan near the South Pole. Still to achieve obligation as a trade ship, No. RIFUDE which kept directing its course toward Japan confirms the land shadow of Japan at last. I drifted ashore in present Sashiu, Usuki-shi, Oita (SA SHIU) in the state deprived of the sailing ability already for 1 year and 10 months from Dutch sailing.
Time was a thing before (in 1600) April, 1600 and a little half year of a war in the world dividing line and Sekigahara.

I initiate built with Western style sailboat in Ito by Ieyasu's order.

Tokugawa Ieyasu calls Adams who drifted ashore to a Osaka castle, inken. After a victory of a war in Sekigahara, Ieyasu who saw through the knowledge Adams has and the fair personality prepares Adams's residence in Edo Nihonbashi. One will learn mathematics and a geography and make senior statesmen teach gunnery, an art of navigation and astronomy also gives an important position to Ieyasu as a diplomatic advisor of the Shogunate, too.

Ieyasu who felt necessity of marine transportation at a seagirt country and Japan dictated to Adams building of a Japan's first Western style sailboat (in 1604) in 1604. Ito in Izu ascertains a right place from the angle of the etc. "with the mouth of a river which flows into a sea" "Amagi-san ancestry which can cut materials down is close." "An able shipwright is even.", and Adams has started one built with Japan's first Western style sailboat at Matsukawa mouth of a river.

The "sand dock system" in boat for which a bar was used

There was a thick bar in Ito and Matsukawa mouth of a river then, and Adams advanced a boat by "sand dock system" using there. This lays a log out in the hole dug in a sandy beach, and so a dam comes to the channel to a ship after a ship is made, and drags stopped water, and is the way to make a ship be launched to a sea. Ieyasu will have a test ride on a sailboat of the 80t built at this time, too, and it's said that they were very glad. A large ship of the 120t which can go out to open sea was also built at this place in the next year.

"Samurai" I also contribute to the next and overseas trade.

Ieyasu bestowed 250 stones of territory, 2 swords and a short sword on Miura-gun Itsumi (the present part of Yokosuka-shi) to Adams's achievements (in 1605) in 1605 and a name called Miura Anjin was given. Miura derives from a territory and Anjin has the meaning as the pilot. "Samurai" neighborhood got married to my daughter and Yuki of Edo merchant after that, and William Adams was blessed with two children in this way, too.

I also endeavored after overseas trade promotion of the Shogunate such as the Netherlands and British Hirato merchant's office establishment in addition to the boat. I take a trip to Ryukyu, Siam (present Thailand) and China and trade personally. Anjin who returned home is disappointed to finish trade by Siam (in 1616) in 1616 in Ieyasu's news of death. The obscure sunset was sent by a change in times after that and a life was closed by Hirato of Nagasaki-ken in 1620 (1620).

4 cities Anjin connected. Usuki-shi (thin, with the selling point of), Ito city, Yokosuka-shi and Hirado-shi

Usuki-shi, Oita where I arrived via sailing in 1 year and 10 months

No. RIFUDE arrived at Kuroshima in the Oita Usuki bay by only 24 survivors among the driver 110 people were here on April 19 (in 1600) in 1600. I arrive by about 300 m and the fact which takes a ferryboat for about 5 minutes from Sashiu coast at the island with about 3 km of small environment. Miura Anjin's landing memorial park is provided an island with.

A situation of an encounter with Anjin and others and people in Sashiu is drawn by the monument displayed in the landing memorial park "encounter" (Nobuyuki Tamada work).

The place where a Western style sailboat was built by Ieyasu's order and Shizuoka Ito city

Miura Anjin who receives the life of Western style sailboat building from Ieyasu and has begun one built with sailboat by Ito. The bottom of a ship is flat at this place originally, while a Japanese boat was made, the bottom of a ship was a round Western style sailboat for Anjin's designing. It has been lost by the national isolation and the twice's Otsu wave by which a plan and boat know-how are after that, but it's written on "the Keicho experience collection" conversantly about a boat at this time.

When making a Western style sailboat, it's Ito with the complete condition, but you guess Adams when Adams also aimed at abundant hot spring which springs here. Wasn't fatigue healed with Shogen Tadakatsu and shipwrights, because of being flooded in expensive hot spring of effect Mukai of a ship hand magistrate's office?

It's possible to touch Anjin's footprint by a spot and Property of "Anjin memorial park" "outfall park" "Tokai house" etc. at present at Ito city (Please refer to mentioning for each spot Property details.)

Yokosuka-shi, Kanagawa where the territory and Hemi where it was given from Ieyasu were here

Miura Anjin died of Hirato of Nagasaki-ken (in 1620) in 1620, and it was buried in a foreigner graveyard, but Joseph of my son built a headstone for this material which is a territory with father's will. Whole is maintained as present "Tsukayama park", and you're enjoying as famous place for beautiful cherry blossom.
Wife's tombstone equals next to Anjin's tombstone, and it's designated as a national history mark, and it's also chosen as Yokosuka scenic hundred pieces.
Yokosuka-shi is Anjin's born place, United Kingdom MEDDOWEI city (the old lingam city) and sister city.

United Kingdom and Hirado-shi, Nagasaki where I endeavored after Dutch merchant's office establishment

Anjin who pressured Shogunate Government of Edo into commerce with Netherlands and United Kingdom and established a merchant's office in Hirado. I have ended life in 56 about a sickbed at Hirado where I have returned with sailing to China in the end.
Miura Anjin grave was 1954 (1954), and was built in Saki person park in the hill where Hirado harbor is looked around. Well, Anjin was married by the United Kingdom before sailing to the Orient and left my wife and a child for a mother country. So a stone is ordered as a symbol of a soul from wife's British graveyard in case of Adams birth for 400 years (in 1964) in 1964, and, gousou, it was made a conjugal hillock.

3 spots of Ito which will visit Anjin

The "Anjin memorial park" where the vast sea was made a background

It's here in case of a beach bridge in Matsukawa mouth of a river at the memorial park which was made the place where Anjin built a Japan's first Western style sailboat. His achievements is praised and there are a monument of Anjin's bust and the 2nd tall ship made in Ito "St. BUENA VENTSURA number" (the ship which calls happiness intention) and Western style sailboat building 400 year commemoration leveling pole. A bust is a work for the local sculptor and Shigeoka Kenji.

Hatsushima appears on a vivid blue sea clearly on a fine day, and the people who enjoy photography in a background can see Marine view.

The "outfall park" I'd like to visit in Matsukawa's ramble opportunity

When I walk along Matsukawa from a coast, there is Matsukawa esplanade in the left bank. It's an outfall park to spread over Kawabe who advanced an esplanade a little and looked down. The Anjin tombstone on which Miura Anjin's achievements was recorded, a monument of "Anjin lead" and the tile picture which showed the state of the boat before a few steps came down more stairs, are seen.

I touch Anjin's achievements by origin and long-established store Hot spring ryokan "Tokai house".

Building of 3 story of wooden construction to which "Tokai house" hands the feelings as Hot spring ryokan in the end of Taisho-Showa beginnings down soon. It's designated as Ito city tangible cultural property at present, and inside of the building can be visited.
The 2nd floor of the ridge called new building of completion in 1938 (in 1938) is in the space where great person's job performance with the relation is handed down to Ito city using the private room which was a former parlor. You can also have a display room about Anjin, see a model of No. No. RIFUDE and St. BUENA VENTSURA imminently and enjoy yourself.

To the world of "Hoshino Resorts KAI Anjin" which asks to the great navigation era.

Ito which became a stage built with Japan's first Western style sailboat. When I pause in the Matsukawa estuary where a sand dock was here the past, an inn of the modern outward appearance catches eye. That, "Hoshino Resorts KAI Anjin". A hot spring inn with the story which drives expectation for the hero in a sea who had a big influence on Ieyasu's worldview "Miura Anjin". To "SANBUENADEKKI" where you can give yourself to hot spring where the carpenters who challenged built with Western style sailboat would be healed, too and enjoy the flavor of the deck wind with the drink in one hand in after a bath. At that time, the scenery of the vast sea which isn't changed and sea breeze color 1 page of travel.