Kanō Jigorō
"Hikawa Maru" and her sisters ran a regular liner route between Yokohama, Vancouver and Seattle. She had a reputation for service that combined splendid food and beautiful art deco interiors, and she was nicknamed "The Queen of the Pacific". Charlie Chaplin travelled on her for part of the round the World tour that he made in 1932. Kanō Jigorō, the founder of Judo and Japan's representative on the International Olympic Committee, died whilst aboard in 1938.