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This list contains notable Europeans and Americans who visited Japan before Meiji Restoration. Name of individual is followed by the year of the first visit, the country of the origin, and brief explanation. == 16th century == *Fernão Mendes Pinto (1543, Portugal) Among the first Westerners who visited Japan and wrote about the introduction of guns to the Japanese.〔Tanegashima: the arrival of Europe in Japan, Olof G. Lidin, Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, NIAS Press, 2002〕 *Francis Xavier (1549, Spain (on Portuguese mission)) The first Roman Catholic missionary who brought Christianity to Japan. *Cosme de Torrès (1549, Spain) A Spanish Jesuit who successfully made Ōmura Sumitada as the first Christian Daimyo.〔Diego Pacheco, S. J., El hombre que forjó a Nagasaki. Vida del P. Cosme de Torres, S. J. Madrid, 1973.〕 *Luís Fróis (1563, Portugal) A Jesuit who befriended Oda Nobunaga and published the account later.〔The First European Description of Japan, 1585: A Critical English-Language Edition of Striking Contrasts in the... by Luis Frois SJ, Daniel T. Reff and Richard Danford (Mar 7, 2014)〕〔Biography of Luis Frois http://kotobank.jp/word/ルイス・フロイス〕 His record still serves as an important resource for Japanese historians.〔大濱徹也 (2009年7月). “ルイス・フロイスが見た日本”. 日本文教出版.〕 *João Rodrigues (1577, Portugal) A Portuguese Jesuit priest who carried out missionary work in Japan and served as an interpreter for both Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu. Rodrigues is also known for authoring notable works on Japanese culture and language.〔Cooper, Michael. ''Rodrigues the Interpreter: An Early Jesuit in Japan and China.'' New York: Weatherhill, 1973〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of Westerners who visited Japan before 1868」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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