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Kirishitan
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The Japanese term Kirishitan, from Portuguese cristão, meaning "Christian", referred to Catholic Christians in Japanese and is used in Japanese texts as a historiographic term for Catholics in Japan i
Japanese Christians in Portuguese costume, 16th–17th century.
Japanese Christians in Portuguese costume, 16th–17th century.
A Jesuit with a samurai, circa 1600.
A Jesuit with a samurai, circa 1600.
Kirishitan book in Japanese, 16th century.
Kirishitan book in Japanese, 16th century.
Netsuke depicting Christ, 17th century, Japan.
Netsuke depicting Christ, 17th century, Japan.
Justo Takayama
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Justo Takayama Ukon, born Takayama Hikogorō and also known as Dom Justo Takayama was a Japanese Catholic daimyō and samurai during the Sengoku period that saw rampant anti-Catholic sentiment.
Kirishitan
…religion. He attempted to curb Catholicism while maintaining good trading relations with Portugal and Spain, which might have provided military support to Dom Justo Takayama, a Christian daimyō in western Japan. Many daimyōs converted to Christianity in order to gain more favorable access to saltpeter, used to make gunpowder…
Meiji Era Stylized Illustration of Justo Takayama in WoodBlock Print by Utagawa Yoshiiku
Meiji Era Stylized Illustration of Justo Takayama in WoodBlock Print by Utagawa Yoshiiku