Hasekura Rokuemon Tsunenaga was a kirishitan Japanese samurai and retainer of Date Masamune, the daimyĆ of Sendai. He was of Japanese imperial descent with ancestral ties to Emperor Kanmu. Other names
Hasekura portrayed during his mission in Rome by Archita Ricci, 1615
Itinerary and dates of the travels of Hasekura Tsunenaga
Hasekura's coat of arms in contemporary depictions
The Japanese ship San Buenaventura was built on the model of Liefde (depicted here), the ship on which William Adams originally reached Japan.[additional citation(s) needed]