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==In Japan==
==In Japan==
[[File:Eic-hirado.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Monument for former site of the East India Company factory in [[Hirado]], on the current location of Hirado City Hall.]]
Though the Englishman [[William Adams]] had come to Japan some years earlier, it was not until [[1613]] that the first official British East India Company vessel arrived in the islands. Captained by [[John Saris]], the ''[[Clove]]'' arrived at Hirado on 1613/4/23 (June 11), and after meeting with [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]], presenting to him their credentials and a gift of the first [[telescope]] believed to have ever left Europe, they established a headquarters, known as a factory, at Hirado sometime in the 9th or 10th month (November). [[Richard Cocks]] served as the first factor, overseeing a staff of roughly one dozen men, though branch offices were also established in [[Kyoto]], [[Osaka]], and [[Edo]] at that time.<ref>"[http://japan400.com/history/overview/ Historical Overview]." Four Hundredth Anniversary of Japan-British Relations. Accessed 23 January 2013.</ref>
Though the Englishman [[William Adams]] had come to Japan some years earlier, it was not until [[1613]] that the first official British East India Company vessel arrived in the islands. Captained by [[John Saris]], the ''[[Clove]]'' arrived at Hirado on 1613/4/23 (June 11), and after meeting with [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]], presenting to him their credentials and a gift of the first [[telescope]] believed to have ever left Europe, they established a headquarters, known as a factory, at Hirado sometime in the 9th or 10th month (November). [[Richard Cocks]] served as the first factor, overseeing a staff of roughly one dozen men, though branch offices were also established in [[Kyoto]], [[Osaka]], and [[Edo]] at that time.<ref>"[http://japan400.com/history/overview/ Historical Overview]." Four Hundredth Anniversary of Japan-British Relations. Accessed 23 January 2013.</ref>
