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■History of Chuo-ku <24> Jan Jooss Ten and Leafde
The Leafde is a Dutch merchant ship that drifted ashore in Usuki Bay in Bungo Province (now Oita Prefecture) in 1600. Jan Jooss Ten and William Adams (Anjin Miura) were on board, and they were heavily used by the Edo Shogunate in Japan.
A statue of Reefde is on display beside the Maru Building in front of Tokyo Station [Photo]. This was donated by the Dutch government to the Japanese government on April 22, 1980, when the then Prime Minister of the Kingdom of the Netherlands came to Japan.
This area is also close to the Yatsushirosu bank, where Jan Jooss Ten worshiped, and is also the area where Yaesumachi, Koji-ku, was once named after his name. Later, the name of the town "Yaesu" engraves an unusual history that was handed down from west to east Chuo-ku across Tokyo Station.
What is the Reefde?
The name of the ship "Liefde" means "love" in Dutch. A frut ship launched in 1598, operated by Rotterdam branch of East India Company. A sailing ship designed for transportation in the Netherlands in the 16th century, which was widely used by East India Company until around the 18th century. With 300 tons of drainage, 3 mast, 18 cannon gates. There are 100 crew members.
The five fleets called Muffy departed from the Netherlands in 1598 and went south through the Atlantic Ocean, but five were separated in the Strait of Magellan, and the Leafde reunited with his fellow ship Hope off Chile before establishing a needle in Japan. The Hope was lost in the Pacific Ocean, and only Leafde arrived in Japan.
There were 24 survivors who drifted ashore in Usuki Bay (also referred to as visits). It is said that 18 people were still debilitated and remained. Five years later, the captain and the sailor were allowed to leave the day.
Change of place name "Yaesu"
↑ Ansei period (★ is near Yatsushirosu River)
↑ In the early Meiji period (★ is around Yaesu-cho)
↑ The late Meiji period (★ is around Yaesu-cho. Yaesu Bridge in outer moat
↑ Before the Great Kanto Earthquake of the Taisho era (★ is around Yaesu town. Tokyo Station opened)
↑ Around 1955 (★ is around Yaesu in Chuo-ku)
Jan Jooss Ten Monument
Jan Jooss Ten, who arrived in Usuki Bay, Bungo Province on the Leafde, said, "Around 1557-1623, a Dutch sailor and the Japanese name is Yayosu. He was invited to Edo and served Ieyasu Tokugawa with William Adams to respond to consultations on foreign trade. Engaged in the red stamping trade and supported the activities of Hirato Shokan. He hoped to return to Japan and reached Batavia in 1622, but he was wrecked and drowning on his way back to Japan in 1623 due to liquidation of debt to East India Company." (Excerpt from the "Japanese History Encyclopedia") A monument stands on the median strip of Yaesu Street (dori 3-chome intersection). （＠AM）