William Adams and the Samurai

EPISODE · Nov 30, 2010 · 1H 23M

William Adams and the Samurai

from Alumni Weekend

Oxford trip scholar Michael Jay is only the second non-Japanese man to hold a Samurai rank. Hear about his journey to becoming a Samurai. Followed by a viewing of the actual logbook of the incredible voyage of William Adams, the first non-Japanese Samurai, housed in the Bodleian Library.

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