Nagasaki Port opened in 1571
Nagasaki is Japan’s first international city with a history of trading with many countries
since Nagasaki port opened to Portugal in 1571.
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Afterwards, artificial islands such as Dejima in 1636 and Shin Jizo (near present-day
Chinatown) were built in 1702, and greatly contributed as trading port place only in
Japan during the period of national isolation.