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Bookmark or Share- William Adams (pilot) - WikipediaWilliam Adams (Japanese: ウィリアム・アダムス, Hepburn: Uwiriamu Adamusu, kyūjitai: ウヰリアム・アダムス; 24 September 1564 – 16 May 1620), better known in Japan as Miura Anjin (三浦按針, 'the pilot of Miura'), was an English navigator who, in 1600, became the first Englishman to reach Japan.
- William Adams | English Navigator & Samurai Warrior | BritannicaHe thus became permanently settled in Japan, married a Japanese woman, and came to be known by the name Anjin (“Pilot”; later called Miura Anjin).
- Shogun: Why is John Blackthorne Called Anjin? - Game RantMost Japanese characters call John Anjin-San throughout the book and TV series. He gains titles, but most know him as Anjin-San.
- John Blackthorne - WikipediaPilot major 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.
- Anjin - WikipediaAnjin 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.
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