Ship's Museum in Ishinomaki City, Japan
In the 17th century, a Japanese delegation crossed the Pacific for the first time to establish links with Europe. It sailed on the "Sant Juan Bautista", a 500m ocean-going timber ship 55 m long and 50 m high. This vessel has now been reconstructed and, together with a documentation of the achievements of those Japanese pioneers, forms the central exhibit of the museum. The ship itself is berthed in a small bay, and two museum buildings are set in the surrounding hills
