The Russian Discovery of Japan, 1670-1800

by David Wells and David N. Wells

Book Overview

During the period of the Tokugawa shogunate's seclusion policy from about 1630 onwards there was very little European interaction with the Japanese except through the restricted Dutch presence at Nagasaki. During this period, however, Russians exploring Siberia and the Russian Far East came into contact with Japan, and further exploration and information collecting was encouraged by the Russian government, culminating in the first official Russian...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367784041
• ISBN13: 9780367784041
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"