Dejima
Former artificial island in NagasakiDejima or Deshima, in the 17th century also called Tsukishima , was an artificial island off Nagasaki, Japan that served as a trading post for the Portuguese (1570–1639) and subsequently the Dutch (1641–1854). For 220 years, it was the central conduit for foreign trade and cultural exchange with Japan during the isolationist Edo period (1600–1869), and the only Japanese territory open to Westerners.
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AI Generated- 1543The history of direct contact between Japan and Europe began with the arrival of storm-blown Portuguese merchants on Tanegashima.
- 1570Daimyō Ōmura Sumitada converted to Catholicism (choosing Bartolomeu as his Christian name) and made a deal with the Portuguese to develop Nagasaki; soon the port was open for trade.
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