by Michael Booth. Four centuries ago, the East India Company began trading in Japan. Michael Booth retraces the footsteps of the first English samurai. Ravaged by scurvy, dysentery and hungry cannibals encountered during their traumatic two-year journey, the surviving crew … Continued
Japan400 has commissioned a brand new telescope by the renowned British maker Ian Poyser to commemorate the 400th anniversary of King James I’s similar gift to the First Shogun in 1613. It will be offered as a gift to the … Continued
The Japan400 organising committee announces a series of special, landmark events in Japan400 Week to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the first contacts between King James I and the Shogun following the arrival in 1613 of an East India Company … Continued
Contemporary music to stir the emotions The second International Composers’ Festival is fast approaching and renowned Japanese composer, Nobuya Monta, has been officially appointed the Festival’s new Composer in Residence. Maestro Monta will be composing a new orchestral work especially created … Continued
Britain & Japan – 400 Years: A Voyage Through Words and Music, Tuesday 11 June 2013 – 7.30pm, All Saints Church Fulham, Bishops Park, London, SW6 3LA Review by Sean Curtin Britain & Japan – 400 Years was an absolutely … Continued
The official 400th Anniversary of Japan-British Relations Gold and Silver Proof Coins Only 400 Coins available worldwide Minted by the East India Company with Royal Approval from HM Queen Elizabeth II *NEW* Presentation of Japan400 coin to the Tokugawa family … Continued
毎日新聞 2013年06月12日 【ロンドン坂井隆之】日英の政府間の交流が始まってから今年で４００年を迎えるのを記念して１１日夜、ロンドン市内の教会で両国の音楽家らによる演奏と朗読のイベントが行われた。 日英の企業・団体で作る民間グループが主催した。この日は最初の英国側の特使が日本に到着した記念日。イベントでは、１６１３年に江戸幕府初代将軍・徳川家康に宛てた英国王の親書を携えてロンドンを出港した「クローブ号」の航海の様子を、当時の歌や航海記の朗読などで再現。「クローブ号」が到着した長崎県・平戸の民謡や踊りを、英国の小学校の児童らが浴衣姿で披露。詰め掛けた約５００人の市民らが日英双方の伝統文化を楽しんだ。 交流４００年を記念するイベントは２０１４年まで日英双方で開かれる。 This Japan400 related article originally appeared in the Mainichi Shimbun Newspaper in Japan on 12 June 2013. Link to original article here (A translation will follow shortly). Link to more event information including Japanese translations here
ちょうど400年前に英国の船が初めて日本に到着した6月11日、当時の日本での英国の経験を振り返る特別講演会が駐日英国大使館で開かれました。
We gave them ships and woollen cloth, while their cultural exports still beguile us today, from sushi to manga. Next week it is 400 years since the first Englishman stepped ashore in Japan – marking the start of a beautiful … Continued
Press Release Japan400 VOYAGE THROUGH WORDS AND MUSIC See Event listing here
