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Dejima (出島) – The Portuguese and the Dutch in Nagasaki

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Kennie Ting

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Dejima 出島, which literally means “out -” or “exit-island” in Japanese, was an artificial, fan-shaped island reclaimed from Nagasaki bay by order of the Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu 徳川 家光 in 1634, to house those errant Portuguese, whom, ostensibly in the … Continue reading →

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The Grand Tour II-12: Long Cape… Nagasaki (長崎)

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Kennie Ting

This gallery contains 20 photos.

From the Korean Peninsula, we hop on a ship over to the islands of Japan, the Land of the Rising Sun; to the very first treaty port in Japan – and quite likely the oldest colonial port city anywhere in Asia, … Continue reading →

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