海外への渡航が難しかった幕末の日本、1863年、伊藤博文、井上馨、井上勝、遠藤謹助、山尾庸三の5名の長州藩士は、ジャーデン・マセソン商会へ支払われた一人あたり1,000両の密航費用と引き換えに、二隻の帆船に分乗し横浜を出発、135日かけてロンドンへたどり着いた。(⛴️2) https://t.co/D5L1jjs6Wb

Another member was Inoue Kaoru, who later became the Minister of Foreign Affairs. They smuggled themselves on a ship from Yokohama to the UK with a fee when it was extremely difficult to travel overseas. They arrived in the UK after a 135-day trip. 3/ https://t.co/D5L1jjs6Wb