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JAPÓN (IV) - Christian Cave Chapel Kyushu (with Formosa Rice and Indigenous Etymology)

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  To make the thread complete - here is the final one. None of these is planned, but three years later in 2026 - I realized there is a fascinating 'Nanban/ Nánmán * 南蛮' thread to tell! Typical  supermarket  南 蛮 Bento in Tokyo "Tracing the Roots of Nanban Cuisine" Makiko Katayose *In Japan Nanban 南蛮 term definition changed from SE Asia region to western influences owing to Portuguese arrival in the latter 16th century.  Not specifically pointed out - but mentioned in my Taipeitimes article.  In Southern Taiwan, a Portuguese name for Spanish mackerel? JAPÓN (I) Fukushima Pride "Persimmons" to "San Juan Bautista" (One of the First Nanban 南蛮 Ship) JAPÓN (II) (Bathrobes in Afrikaans). 吳服 Gofuku. 胡服 Hufu. 和服 Ki-mono 着-物 JAPÓN (III) Families in Spain - A Forgotten Piece of Japanese History for 200 Years (17-19th Century 2023 Sendai  仙台 Formosa (Penglai) rice seeds origin -  Hiraizumi 平泉 Sendai 仙台 area. Penglai rice  changed Taiwanese dietary ha...
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JAPÓN (III) Families in Spain - A Forgotten Piece of Japanese History for 200 Years (17-19th Century)

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  Aoba Castle  青葉城 Sendai was home to the Date clan  伊達氏 Previous post on Date Masamune 伊達政宗 ( HERE ) enticed my friends to make and share fascinating comments and information I will use as follows in purple -  The envoy to Vatican was stranded in Spain on their way back because of Tokukawa  德 川 's persecution of Christians.  Date Masamune himself was a colorful daimyo, he was blinded in right eye owing to a childhood disease, and to prove to his samurais that it would not impair his ability to fight, he actually enucleated that eye, chewed and swallowed it. Hasekura Tsunenaga  支倉常 長 ( a 17th-century Japanese samurai and retainer to Date Masamun e) monuments @Sendai In 1613 the Sendai daimyō Date Masamune dispatched Hasekura Tsunenaga from Ishinomaki aboard the galleon San Juan Bautista.  The mission crossed to Acapulco in 1614, continued via Veracruz to Seville and Madrid, and in 1615 Hasekura was baptized “Felipe Francisco.”...
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JAPÓN (II) (Bathrobes in Afrikaans). 吳服 Gofuku. 胡服 Hufu. 和服 Ki-mono 着-物

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Asking Tsou elder questions about 'Aiyu' (and Japanese). HUFU - is the shelter behind. @Alishan Tsou village   吳服 Gofuku shop @Matsue 松江 Japan 吳服 Gofuku shop front from Japanese era @Sanxia 三峽 New Taipei  (Photo Credit Willie Chen ) Hufu  1. Hufu 胡服. None-Han garments. Han-fu                                       Hu-fu 2. Hufu -  Indigenous Tsou 'Mantle'.  Extended to structure meaning 'Shelter' 'Cover'. 1930 Japanese reports on indigenous peoples of Taiwan Hufu (Shelter) @Aishan Tsou Village 
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JAPÓN (I) Fukushima Pride "Persimmons" to "San Juan Bautista" (One of the First Nanban 南蛮 Ship)

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  Namban 南蛮 Screen  @Tainan Fukushima (The Fruit Kingdom ) Pride Persimmons are peeled and fumigated with sulfur prior to drying in order to prevent them from oxidizing and darkening thus preserving their golden amber color. The  emblem  (mon 紋) of the  Date clan Date Masamune (伊達政宗)  1567 – 1636 The Date Clan ( 伊達氏 ) is a Japanese samurai kin group I  bought a pack of Japanese dried persimmon without thinking much about the produce name and place at the time.  After I got home - the cute bird and the name Date  伊達 strikes me that's  Date Masamune Crest I saw in Sendai!  Then I noticed the small words "Produce of Fukushima prefecture"   福島縣 , googled, Ah! Date (City) is where Date  伊達 clan originated! Built for Date Masamune  The  Zuihoden   ( 瑞鳳殿  ずいほうでん )   ( Mausoleum of Date Masamune)  I have mentioned   HERE . It's well worth a visit if you are in t...
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