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The History of "Deshima"
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In the olden days, when the red barbarians drifted to these shores, the Japanese first let them mingle among themselves. . . The Portuguese and Spanish saw converting the Japanese as a their solid base for business. The Dutch just came for trade.  Japan isolates itself from the rest of the world for 250 years. The Dutch were then only window to the world.In those years the Dutch on the Island of Deshima (an artificial island built outside of Nagasaki) was the only way in which know-how from the outside-world filtered into Japan. |
DESHIMA-TokyoThe captain ("opperhoofd") of the island of Deshima brought yearly visits to Tokyo.Today's "opperhoofd" of Deshima is again a Dutchman, residing in Tokyo. The purpose of trade and exchange between Japan and the outside world is still the same, however. |
西暦1600年にオランダの船、デ・フリーデ号が豊後（現在の大分県）に漂着したのが、オランダとの交流は始まりです。
この船の航海士だったウィリアム・アダムス（のちの三浦按針（あんじん））が、徳川幕府の外交顧問として活躍しました。 |
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How to contact Deshima:OFFICE: 202, 3-18-34 Minami-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-0022, Japan Tel (81)3-3988-1740, Fax (81)3-3988-5248 ? HOLLAND: Ceintuurbaan 48, 1271BJ Huizen, Fax:035-52-54686 E-MAIL: rebel@deshima.co.jp |
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