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Walking Tour to Discover William Adams in Edo City

By Happy Tour
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$27 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

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 Clavell), was produced in the United States and released in 2024, winning numerous awards and gaining popularity.

This early morning walking tour traces the legacy he left to Japanese society and his outstanding character, focusing on places around Tokyo Station associated with William Adams.

Activity location

  • Tokyo Station
    • 1 Chome
    • 100-0005, Chiyoda City, Tokyo, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • JAPAN RAIL CAFE TOKYO
    • 1 9
    • 100-0005, Chiyoda City, Tokyo, Japan

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Walking Tour to Discover William Adams in Edo City
  • Activity duration is 1 hour1h
    1h
  • English
Starting time: 7:00 AM
Price details
AU$26.51 x 1 AdultAU$26.51
Total
Price is AU$26.51
Until Sat, 18 Apr

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Guidance by a Japanese national, gouvernement licensed guide

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Transport options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Tokyo Station

  • 10m
Presentation of the life and the work of William Adams

Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn Memorial Statue

  • 10m
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

Jan Joosten van Loodensteyn Memorial

  • 10m
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

Nihonbashi Bridge (Pass by)

Importance of Nihonbashi Bridge in Japan and the strategic choice of the Shogun

Site of William Adam's Residence

  • 10m
William Adams and his family, His personality, His wingspan and his contribution for the Japanese society and history

Location

Activity location

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    Tokyo Station
    • 1 Chome
    • 100-0005, Chiyoda City, Tokyo, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    JAPAN RAIL CAFE TOKYO
    • 1 9
    • 100-0005, Chiyoda City, Tokyo, Japan

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