Santjuan Museum

Declining site but see it now before it's destroyed in 2021

I've visited this site several times since 2014. However, it's been over two years since my last visit. Now you cannot go to the dock around the ship. You cannot board the ship. I talked to the women ...

Very interesting but mainly in Japanese

English speaking individuals will enjoy the museum but many exhibits are only in Japanese. The setting is beautiful, right on the water.

Fascinating piece of history but out of the way

This museum, with its reconstruction of the ship San Juan Bautista, tells a remarkable story. The first Japanese-built sea-going ship (built in the Spanish style) crossed the Pacific Ocean four hundr...

it's difficult to access public transportation

Original Text

Access was on foot from Watanabe Station and we took a taxi on the way back. Unfortunately, the San Juan Bautista was not able to tour the interior due to its aging, but it was quite spectacular. When visiting by public transportation, the number of buses and trains is small, so I think it is better to plan well in advance.

Zhicang Changchang の Adventure

Original Text

It is a facility that remembers the great voyage of the Keicho era, filled with the dream of Masamune Date and the adventures of Tsunenaga Hasekura. The facility is commonly known as the "San Juan Museum", a museum filled with memories of traveling from Novispania (Mexico) to Ispania (Spain) Rome by Tsunenaga Hasekura. Currently, you can only see the exterior, but the largest galleon ship (wooden sailing ship) in Japan, restored in １９９３, is moored.