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  2. John Blackthorne - Wikipedia

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    John Blackthorne, also known as Anjin (按針, lit. "Pilot", " Steuermann ") , is the protagonist of James Clavell 's 1975 novel Shōgun . The character is loosely based on the life of the 17th-century English navigator William Adams , who was the first Englishman to visit Japan.

  3. National Register of Historic Places listings in San Mateo ...

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    This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in San Mateo County, California, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in an online map.

  4. William Adams (samurai) - Wikipedia

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    Statue of the San Buena Ventura ship at Anjin Memorial Park. In 1610, after the Nossa Senhora da Graça incident, Ieyasu replaced Jesuit translator João Rodrigues Tçuzu with William Adams as his counselor of affairs with the Europeans. [45] In the same year, the 120-ton Japanese warship San Buena Ventura was lent to the Spanish

  5. California Historical Landmarks in San Mateo County

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    Also on the NRHP list as NPS-74000556 Mission Hospice: 393: Mission Hospice: Baywood and El Camino Real: San Mateo: Mission San Mateo, an outpost for Mission San Francisco de Asis (Dolores), was repurposed as an inn. Buildings no longer exist.

  6. Shōgun (1980 miniseries) - Wikipedia

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    Shōgun is a 1980 American historical drama miniseries based on James Clavell's 1975 novel of the same name.The series was produced by Paramount Television and first broadcast in the United States on NBC over five nights between September 15 and 19, 1980.

  7. Rice-A-Roni - Wikipedia

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    In 1958, Vince invented Rice-A-Roni by adding a dry chicken soup mix to rice and macaroni. It was introduced in 1958 in the Northwestern United States and went nationwide three years later. Because of its origins, it was called "The San Francisco Treat!" [2] It is loosely based on the Levantine pilaf dish rizz bi-sha'riyya. [3] [4]

  8. Shōgun (2024 TV series) - Wikipedia

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    Shōgun (Japanese: 将軍, pronounced [ɕoːɡɯɴ] ⓘ) is an American historical drama television series created by Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks.It is based on the 1975 novel by James Clavell, which was previously adapted into a 1980 miniseries.

  9. Category:National Register of Historic Places in San Mateo ...

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