從日葡貿易看 16 世紀長崎港的建立及意義

In the early 16th century, the Portuguese came to Japan to preach and trade. Initially, they did not have stationary ports at which to dock in Japan. Thereafter, Portuguese merchants and the Jesuit began to investigate several potential ports in Honshu and Kyushu, but none of them were suitable. Shortly after that, they discovered Nagasaki, which was one of the best ports in Daimio Omura’s domain, and they decided to come there annually. From then on, Nagasaki became an important window between Japan and foreign countries for trading, and it had special meaning for Japanese modernization.