Portuguese arrival and early trade with Japan (Tanegashima and subsequent missions) (1543–1570)

1. Portuguese merchants land at Tanegashima

   Sep 23, 1543Labels: Tanegashima, Portuguese merchants

   • Port Expansion
   • Port Expansion

2. Portuguese firearms begin spreading in Japan

   Oct 1, 1543Labels: Firearms, Sengoku warfare

   • Port Expansion
   • Port Expansion

3. Francis Xavier meets Anjirō in Malacca

   Dec 1, 1547Labels: Francis Xavier, Anjir

   • CBCJ History
   • EBSCO

4. Francis Xavier lands at Kagoshima

   Aug 15, 1549Labels: Francis Xavier, Kagoshima

   • CBCJ History
   • EBSCO

5. Portuguese ships begin regular visits to Hirado

   Jan 1, 1550Labels: Hirado, Portuguese trade

   • Matsura Museum
   • Hirado Castle

6. Portuguese base at Macau strengthens Japan trade

   Jan 1, 1557Labels: Macau, Portuguese base

   • Library Congress
   • Stanford CEAS

7. Portuguese trading at Hirado ends after violence

   Jan 1, 1561Labels: Hirado, Violence

   • Matsura Museum
   • Port Expansion

8. Portuguese ships support Ōtomo at Moji

   Jan 1, 1561Labels: tomo, Moji

   • Siege of Moji
   • Nanban Trade

9. Yokoseura opens as a Portuguese trade port

   Jan 1, 1562Labels: Yokoseura, mura Sumitada

   • Port Expansion
   • Yokoseura

10. Yokoseura is destroyed during rebellion

    Jan 1, 1563Labels: Yokoseura, Rebellion

    • Yokoseura
    • mura Sumitada

11. Ōmura Sumitada becomes the first Christian daimyō

    May 20, 1563Labels: mura Sumitada, Christian daimy

    • CBCJ History
    • mura Sumitada

12. First recorded Portuguese–Japanese naval clash

    Oct 18, 1565Labels: Fukuda Bay, Naval clash

    • Fukuda Bay
    • Matsura Museum

13. Ōmura Sumitada opens Nagasaki to foreign trade

    Jan 1, 1570Labels: Nagasaki, mura Sumitada

    • Nagasaki Peace
    • mura Sumitada

14. First Portuguese ships enter Nagasaki Harbor

    Jan 1, 1571Labels: Nagasaki, Portuguese ships

    • Nagasaki Peace
    • Nagasaki Customs