Jan Joosten van Lodensteyn | |
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 Bust of Jan Joosten van Lodensteyn at the Kuroshima museum | |
| Born | 1556[citation needed] |
| Died | 1623 |
| Nationality | Dutch and Japanese |
| Other names | Yayōsu (耶楊子) |
| Occupation(s) | Merchant and sailor |
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Jan Joosten van Lodensteyn (or Lodensteijn; 1556[citation needed]–1623), known in Japanese as Yayōsu (耶楊子), was a Dutch navigator and trader.[1][2][3]
Jan Joosten was a native of Delft and one of the first Dutchmen in Japan, and the second mate on the Dutch ship De Liefde, which was stranded in Japan in 1600.[3] He remained in Japan and served as a diplomatic advisor and interpreter to the Tokugawa shogunate on trade and economic matters.[3][4] He was also engaged in the shuinsen (朱印船, lit. 'red seal ship')[a] trade in Asia.[1]
The current name of the area around Tokyo Station in Japan, Yaesu, derives from his Japanese name Yayōsu.[1][3]
- ^ a b c "ヤン・ヨーステン記念碑" [Jan Joosten Monument]. Fukushi Shimbun (in Japanese). Tokyo. 5 May 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ "「八重洲」の地名の由来はオランダ人のあのヤン・ヨーステン! …で、ヤン・ヨーステンって誰?" [The name of the place Yaesu comes from that Dutchman Jan Joosten! ...So who is Jan Joosten?]. excite news (in Japanese). Excite Japan. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ a b c d "東京中央区 世界の玄関口「八重洲」" [Yaesu, the gateway to the world in Chuo-ku, Tokyo]. Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). Tokyo. 9 February 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ Emiya, Takayuki (24 January 2023). "家康を支えた「ブレーン」とその変遷" [The 'brains' behind Ieyasu and their evolution]. Rekishijin (in Japanese). ABC ARC. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
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