Wow. Is it Japan or the Netherlands? Puts me in mind of what the world must have been like in the nineteenth century when the West was discovering the East. Small world indeed.
Glenn, There are several places/things in these parts that pay homage to the Dutch. Without actually checking, I think the Dutch were the first (or among the first) Europeans to establish relations with Japan.
Wow. Is it Japan or the Netherlands? Puts me in mind of what the world must have been like in the nineteenth century when the West was discovering the East. Small world indeed.
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ReplyDeleteThere are several places/things in these parts that pay homage to the Dutch. Without actually checking, I think the Dutch were the first (or among the first) Europeans to establish relations with Japan.