The William Adams Club will visit the new Shizuoka City Museum of History which prominently features British cultural exchange during the Tokugawa (early Edo) period in a colourful and engaging exhibition. A “replacement” for the telescope sent by King James 1st to the “Emperor of Japan”, received by Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1613 is the pride of place in the first museum room.
Date: Sunday, 24th September
10:00am (optional) visit Sumpu Castle Park (entry free)
10:45am Meet at the Shizuoka City Museum of History (entry free) 12:30 lunch 2:00pm (optional) Shizuoka City Museum of Art, Aoi Tower building.
Please contact The William Adams Club Mr Chris Wells at secretary@williamadamsclub.org for details.
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