Day 3: Ferry to Shikoku
Leaving Kyushu behind, from Usuki port - the very harbour where William Adams first set foot in Japan in 1600, the first Brit to do so.
Tsukumi Island
Usuki Historical Streets
I had a couple of hours to explore the quiet, historic and very rainy town of Usuki before boarding my ferry.
This is the town where William Adams (the inspiration for James Clavell's "John Blackthorne" in Shogun) first landed the Dutch ship Liefde, becoming the first Englishman in Japan in 1600.
I have always been fascinated by the Will Adams story. He is the original weeb!
I'm very glad to have seen this historic spot, albeit briefly.