Nanban Japan May 2026

⛪️ Jesuit Francis Xavier arrives 1549 — Christianity spreads, but so does suspicion.

🛶 First contact: 1543, Portuguese ship drifts to Tanegashima. Within years, matchlock guns ( tanegashima ) revolutionize samurai warfare. nanban japan

📸 Image idea: Detail of a Nanban byobu screen — a Portuguese black ship arriving in a golden-clouded Japan. ⛪️ Jesuit Francis Xavier arrives 1549 — Christianity

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