Fukuzawa Yukichi
In 1891, Bickersteth was visited in Japan by his father, Edward Henry Bickersteth, Bishop of Exeter. The travel journal of Mary Jane Bickersteth, who accompanied the tour of Japan, includes detailed descriptions of the Anglican church's mission work, visits to sites such as the Shrines and Temples of Nikkō, a meeting with Fukuzawa Yukichi and the experience of surviving the strong Mino–Owari earthquake at Osaka on 28 October 1891.