Schedule of Big Walk Kyushu 2012

Schedule of Big Walk Kyushu 2012

Kuroshima-Hirado-Deshima Histrical Walk
in the footsteps of the Dutch sailors


Draft Plan - Rev.06

Map	Date	W	km	Total	From	To	Item
00	14-Apr	sa	-	-	-	-	Opening Ceremony
			11	-	Usuki	Kuroshima	Optional Walk
1-01	15-Apr	su	21	21	Kuroshima	Kozaki	Start of Histrical Walk - Stage 1
1-02	16-Apr	mo	20	41	Kozaki	Oita
1-03	17-Apr	tu	25	66	Oita	Yokoku
1-04	18-Apr	we	24	90	Yokoku	Tashibu
1-05	19-Apr	th	19	109	Tashibu	Usa
1-06	20-Apr	fr	25	134	Usa	Nakatsu
1-07	21-Apr	sa	28	162	Nakatsu	Yukuhashi	Kokura Kaido
1-08	22-Apr	su	23	185	Yukuhashi	Kokura
1-09	23-Apr	mo	30	215	Kokura	Ebitsu	Karatsu Kaido
1-10	24-Apr	tu	23	238	Ebitsu	Koga
1-11	25-Apr	we	23	261	Koga	Hakata
1-12	26-Apr	th	27	288	Hakata	Kafuri
1-13	27-Apr	fr	29	317	Kafuri	Karatsu
1-14	28-Apr	sa	26	343	Karatsu	Imari
1-15	29-Apr	su	24	367	Imari	Matsuura
1-16	30-Apr	mo	20	387	Matsuura	Hirado
-	1-May	tu	-	387	Hirado	-
-	2-May	we	-	387	-	Hirado
2-01	3-May	th	28	415	Hirado	Saza	Stage 2 Oranda Kaido
2-02	4-May	fr	24	439	Saza	Haiki
2-03	5-May	sa	31	470	Haiki	Kinkaikatagami
2-04	6-May	su	30	500	Kinkaikatagami	Nagasaki	Finish of Histrical Walk

Distance
Stage 1	387km
Stage 2	113km
Total	500km

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About Big Walk Kyushu 2012

Big Walk Kyushu 2012 is the histrical walk from Kuroshima to Deshima via Hirado, in the footsteps of the Dutch sailors.


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Date

15 Apr 2012 - 6 May 2012


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Start and Finish Place

Start

-- Kuroshima (Usuki City, Oita Prefecture, Kyushu)

Finish

-- Deshima Trading Post (Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Kyushu)

via

-- Hirado Trading Post (Hirado City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Kyushu)


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Distance

-- about 500km


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Route

-- Google Map


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Schedule

-- Schedule


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Walkers

Main Walkers
Dutch walkers
- Lo Liebregts
- Hans van Wuijckhuise
- Jacques Liska
Japanese walkers
- Masaji Kitayama

Goodwill Walkers
- Guide and/or Supporter

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History

In the year 1600, a foreign ship foundered on the coast of Bungo (present-day Oita Prefecture). This was “De Liefde," and its arrival marked the beginning of a long history of exchange between the Netherlands and Japan.

In 1609, the Dutch, who had received word from Adams, sent two ships to Japan and received permission to establish a factory (trading post) in Hirado.

In 1641, however, the Dutch East India Company (V.O.C) moved its factory to Deshima.