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Old 16th August 2020, 01:00 PM   #1
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Default Anyone to translate Japanese ?

In context with the Portuguese arriving for the first time in Japan in 1453, in the island of Tanegashima, where the local lord purchased from them a couple matchlock guns, giving place to a great expansion of such armament ...
Some time ago the Japanese postal services issued a stamp commerating the 450 years of the Portuguese arrival in their lands.
Would there be a member able to translate the inscription in such stamp. Any connection to the historic matchlock introduction ?.

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Old 17th August 2020, 04:22 PM   #2
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Hi fernando,
Here is a try to translate....

Red= The opening of Kuchinotsu Harbor, 450 years ago.
Yellow= Minamishimabara City
Green: Nanban-sen (Portugese) ship arrives to the Harbour of Kuchinotsu.

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Wow ... a zillion thanks, Stefan .
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My pleasure, Fernando!

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Default Weapons related ... the basic issue.

This is a Portuguese (Macau) stamp version connected to the arrival. The Portuguese Diogo Zeimoto teaching the local Lord's son how to shoot the "Teppõ".


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