The Portuguese Arrival and Early Encounters in Japan
The year is 1543. The East Asian seas, usually navigated by junks and dragon-headed ships, were about to witness a new, audacious arrival. A storm-tossed Chinese junk, battered by tempestuous winds, was flung off course and found itself limping towards the shores of Tanegashima, a small island off the coast of Kyushu, Japan. Aboard this … Read more