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Jan Jooss Ten statue Located in the separation zone between Yaesu Underground Shopping Center and Yaesu Street.

[Silver] August 9, 2017 09:00

 The statue of Jan Jooss Ten is located in the separation zone between Tokyo Station Underground Shopping Center and Yaesu Street.

The bronze statue of the underground shopping mall at Tokyo Station was only gone more than 10 years ago, and the location was quite moving.

The information center in Main Abe New Underground, which descended from the central exit of Yaesu, gave me a very kind reception and told me the location.

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 From the Yaesu Exit of Tokyo Station, go down from Yaesu Chuoguchi, turn right at the corner of SoftBank, pass the Chinese food "Hon Naruharu", next to the ramen shop "Yugametei", Jan Jooss Ten and Usuki, Kyushu. The route shown by the Dutch ship "Leafde" and the ship was shown.

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 From the southernmost Cape Horne of Chile, head south through the Atlantic Ocean (in the book I read, sailing through the canals through the inland of Chile),

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 It is said that it drifted off Hawaii and to Usuki in Oita, Japan.

At this time, the English sailor William Adams was also on board. William Adams (later named Anjin Miura) was given a mansion in Nihonbashi, and the town name Anjincho was born.

 

 

 In the separation zone of Yaesu Street, there is a statue of Jan Jooss Ten's face along with the "bell of peace" established one year after Chuo-ku declared peace. Every year, I think in the hot summer, I hope the world will be peaceful without conflict.

Here is the explanation of the bell of peace.

http://www.city.chuo.lg.jp/heiwa/monument/kane/