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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. 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

  4. Anjin (Shōgun) - Wikipedia

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    "Anjin" (Japanese: 按針) is the series premiere of the American historical drama television series Shōgun, based on the novel by James Clavell. The episode was written by series developers Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks , and directed by co-executive producer Jonathan van Tulleken.

  5. List of foreign-born samurai in Japan - Wikipedia

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    Miura Anjin (the pilot of Miura) 三浦按針 Tokugawa Ieyasu→ Tokugawa Hidetada: 250 koku. [9] [12] He was granted the rank of Hatamoto, a fief and 80-90 servants. Interpreter and shipwright of Tokugawa Shogunate. (Adams was the model for the character John Blackthorne in James Clavell's novel Shōgun (1975).) Joseon [13] [14] unknown ...

  6. 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]

  7. 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.

  8. Anjin - Wikipedia

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    Anjin is the Japanese word for pilot (of ships, airplanes and similar things). It may also refer to: Anjin Miura, an honorific name given to the sailor William Adams (1564-1620) The name given to the character Blackthorne in James Clavell's 1975 novel Shōgun "Anjin" , the first episode of the 2024 miniseries adapted from the book

  9. 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.