Region:  Japan



Historical Overview

  • 1600: first Dutch ship Die Liefde lands on Hirado
  • 1609: Dutch factory on Hirado
  • 1641: Tokugawa Ieyasu moves the Dutch to Decima
  • 1644–1853: sakoku: self-imposed Japanese isolation
  • The Dutch are the only Europeans permitted trade (Chinese and Koreans welcome but restricted)