Dejima was the fan-shaped artificial island in the bay of Nagasaki where was used as a trading port during Japan’s National isolation of Edo period. In 1636, the artificial island, Dejima was constructed to accommodate  Portuguese who lived in Nagasaki and to prohibit Christian missionary work. In 1638, trade with Portugal was prohibited and Dejima becaome an uninhabited island. In 1641, the Dutch trading post in Hirado was moved to Dejima, and then the history of trade with the Netherlands began at Dejima as only the gateway to European in Japan.

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