| About | 15 July 2008 | ||||
| What is "Hofreis - Big Walk 2009" | |||||
In 2009 The Netherlands and Japan will celebrate a milestone. They will commemorate the 400th anniversary of commercial relations, which date back to the year 1609 when shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu issued an official trade permit to The Netherlands. |
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| Walkers of the two countries will celebrate this anniversary by travelling again De Hofreis [Edo sanpu] from the remains of the Dutch Trading Post in Hirado [Nagasaki Prefecture] to Edo-Nihonbashi in Tokyo. | |||||
| They wish to meet many people and to observe the history of interchange between the cultures of the two countries, and so deepen the relationships of our countries. | |||||
| The Big Walk is one of official events of ”Nederland in Japan, 2008-2009”
promoted by Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. ”Nederland in Japan, 2008-2009” Home Page: http://www.nihonoranda.jp/en |
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| Date | |||||
| From 14 March to 12 May 2009 | |||||
| Course | |||||
| Hirado - Kyushu - Shikoku - Honshu - Edo (Detail) | |||||
| Reasons of the course setting | |||||
| Original course that was based on De Hofreis | |||||
| Constitution | |||||
| Walkers | ： | Main Walkers | |||
| -- three Dutch and three Japanese people (Introduction) | |||||
| Goodwill Walkers | |||||
| -- Any person who wants to join for one or more days | |||||
| Supporter | ： | Guide | |||
| Transportation | |||||
| Office | ： | Japan Office | |||
| The Netherlands Offiice | |||||
| Event | |||||
| Start Ceremony | ： | the remains of the Hirado Dutch Trading Post | |||
| De Hofreis | ： | Big Walk | |||
| Finish Ceremony | ： | Nihonbashi | |||
| JVA | ： | 15th Yoshinogari March (Saga) | |||
| IVV | ： | 11th IVV Olympiad Japan 2009 | |||
| Others | ： | Planning it now | |||
| Recruitment | |||||
| Walkers | ： | Goodwill Walkers | |||
| Supporter | ： | Guide, Transportation | |||
| Event | ： | International Exchange Event | |||
| Investigation | ： | Highway map of Edo Era, Documents of De Hofreis | |||
| Sponsor | |||||
| Hofreis - Big Walk 2009 Executive Committee | |||||
| Supporter | |||||
| Japan Walking Association | |||||
| Event Name | |||||
| Official name | ： | Hofreis - Big Walk 2009 (Global name) | |||
| ----- (Japanese) | |||||
| Common name | ： | Big Walk 2009 (English name) | |||
| Hirado - Edo Big Walk 2009 (English name) | |||||
| Hofreis 2009 (Dutch name) | |||||
| ----- (Japanese name) | |||||