More than 700 vessels arrived in Nagasaki during the 227 years from 1621 to 1847. Due to seasonal winds, most ships enter Nagasaki in June and July of the lunar calendar. Aiming for the Mejima (Goto City) Islands and Nomozaki (Nagasaki City). Raw silk from Bengal and Tonkin (Northern China), and the main product exported to orchids was silver. In 1570, the Gan clan ruled the Guangnan region, where major ports such as Hoi So and Da Nang were located, as the guardians of the central ports and acclimatization.
Built in 1636, Dejima played a major role in Japan's modernization as Japan's only window to Western Europe for 218 years until the Dutch trading post was closed in 1859. In the 16th century, when guns and Christianity were introduced to Japan, feudal lords from around the country began requesting Portuguese ships to enter their ports for trade and religious purposes, and the Port of Nagasaki was opened. After that, Nagasaki rapidly developed as a base for Portuguese trade. However, Christianity gradually became a target of crackdown, and the Edo Shogunate finally issued an order banning Christianity. The persecution of Christians became more and more severe, and in 1636, the shogunate built Dejima and imprisoned the Portuguese in order to prevent the Portuguese from proselytizing Christianity and monitor trade. In 1543, guns were introduced through Tanegashima, and Christianity was introduced in 1549, and feudal lords from all over the country began requesting portage for Por...
