Tanegashima: The Arrival of Europe in Japan

by Olof G. Lidin

The year 1543 marked the beginning of a new global consciousness in Japan with the arrival of storm-blown Portuguese merchants on Tanegashima Island in southern Japan. As other Portuguese rapidly followed, Japan soon became aware of a world beyond India. While this is not a new story, it is the first time that Japanese, Portuguese, and other European accounts have been brought together and presented in English. The arrival of the Portuguese was recorded...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8791114128
• ISBN13: 9788791114120
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Nordic Institute of Asian Studies
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.1" x 8.5"