William Adams died today the 16th May, 1620, at Hirado in Nagasaki Prefecture, Edo shogunate. His resting place is William Adams Memorial Park, Sakigata Hill, Hirado, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. Today, i took some pictures of the William Adams memorial in his birthplace of Gillingham. I also laid some flowers with a small tribute to Adams…

RIP Taro Akebono, Hawaiian born Grand Champion of Sumo wrestling, whodied this April 2024 aged 54 years. The outpouring of respect forthis giant of a man, both physically and from his achievements in theancient ‘national sport’ of Japan, is deeply moving. The wrestler whocame to Japan as a teenager to pursue a career in one…