Nanban Japan [best] Jun 2026

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

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⛪️ Jesuit Francis Xavier arrives 1549 — Christianity spreads, but so does suspicion. 🛶 First contact: 1543, Portuguese ship drifts to