About of Big Walk Kyushu 2012

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About of Big Walk Kyushu 2012

CONTENTS

About us	Date	Distance	Schedule	Route	Start Place/Time	Walkers	Sponsor	Event Name	Information

History

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Big Walk Kyushu 2012

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About us

"Big Walk Kyushu 2012" is the histrical walk from Kuroshima to Dejima via Hirado, in the footsteps of the Dutch sailors.
All the people participating in Big Walk are "The friendship goodwill ambassador of Big Walk Kyushu".

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Date

-- from 15 Apr 2012 (Sun) to 6 May 2012 (Sun)


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Stage 1 (First Footstep)

Kuroshima (Usuki City, Oita Pref, Kyushu) -- Hirado Trading Post (Hirado City, Nagasaki Pref, Kyushu)

-- 15 Apr 2012 - 30 Apr 2012 (16 days)

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Stage 2 (Second Footstep)

Hirado Trading Post (Hirado City, Nagasaki Pref, Kyushu) -- Dejima Trading Post (Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Pref, Kyushu)

-- 3 May 2012 - 6 May 2012 (4 days)


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Distance

-- 500km


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Schedule

-- See [Schedule]


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Route

To Google Map

Daily Route

-- See [Route Map] or Click

of Google Map "Big Walk Kyushu 2012".

-- We may change a route by circumstances.

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Start Place/Time

Start Place
-- See [Route] or [Route Map]

Start Time
-- 9:00 [normal] or 8:30 [daily distance : over 30km]


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Walkers

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

Goodwill Walkers
-- Guide and/or Supporter

Main Walkers walked Hofreis Big Walk in 2009. Home Page Hofreis - Big Walk 2009 http://www5e.biglobe.ne.jp/~masaji/bigwalk2009/index.html

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Sponsor

Big Walk Kyushu 2012 Executive Committees

Supporter

Netherlands Embassy in Tokyo, Japan

Cooperation (Draft)

Usuki City

Hirado City

Nagasaki City

Oita Pref. Walking Association

Fukuoka Pref. Walking Association

Saga Pref. Walking Association

Tsukazaki Karatsu Okan Walking Club

NPO Wind of Nagasaki

Doshinkai Club

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Event Name

Event Name
Official	Big Walk Kyushu 2012	(Global)
Common	Big Walk 2012	(Global)
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	in the footsteps of the Dutch sailors	（Global）

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Information

Information Office
-- mail to: [e-mail]
-- mail to: [e-mail] (Mobile Office)
-- Offcial Site "Big Walk Kyushu 2012" (https://sites.google.com/site/bigwalk2012/）
-- Official Blog "BIG WALK KYUSHU 2012" (http://bigwalk2012.at.webry.info/)


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History

in the footsteps of the Dutch sailors.

	Kuroshima 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.
	Hirado Trading Post 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.
	Dejima Trading Post In 1641, however, the Dutch East India Company (V.O.C) moved its factory to Dejima.

Big Walk Kyushu 2012 Executive Committees