The Portuguese in Japan: A Hundred Years of Trade and Conflict

In this episode of The History of Portugal, Lucas and Luna explore Portugal's remarkable century-long encounter with Japan, from the accidental landing on Tanegashima in 1543 to the brutal suppression of Christianity and the final expulsion in 1639. They discuss how the Portuguese introduced firearms to Japan, transforming its warfare and politics, and how Jesuit missionaries like Francis Xavier found surprising success among feudal lords. The conversation also covers the shogunate's growing suspicion of foreign influence, the Shimabara Rebellion sparked by Christian peasants, and the sakoku isolation policy that cut Japan off from the world. Along the way, they touch on the cultural exchange that gave Japan tempura and the word 'pan' for bread, and the tragic fate of the Kakure Kirishitan who hid their faith for centuries. #PortugueseInJapan #Tanegashima #Nanban #FrancisXavier #Sakoku #ShimabaraRebellion #KakureKirishitan #JesuitMissions #Macau #Nagasaki #TokugawaIeyasu #Firearms #Tempura #ChristianityInJapan #16thCentury #HistoryOfJapan #FexingoHistory #Portugal #History #PortugueseEmpire Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo