Dejima
Dejima was built in Nagasaki as an artificial island by the Edo shogunate in 1634. This fan-shaped island was used for trade with Portugal from 1636 to 1639, and with the Netherlands from 1641 to the opening of the port in the Ansei era.
Nishiki-e and Paintings
〔西国写生〕 第２帖
西遊街道図絵 [2]
Photos
日本之名勝
Landmarks around Dejima
Nagasaki Shimabara Peninsula Sasebo Takeo Amakusa Saga Miike coal mine Imari Karatsu Kuma River
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