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Phone:
+81 95-829-1194

Address:
6-1 Dejimamachi, Nagasaki 850-0862, Nagasaki Prefecture

Dejima , in old Western documents Latinised as Deshima, Decima, Desjima, Dezima, Disma, or Disima, was a Dutch trading post notable for being the single place of direct trade and exchange between Japan and the outside world during the Edo period. It was a small fan-shaped artificial island formed by digging a canal through a small peninsula in the bay of Nagasaki in 1634 by local merchants. Dejima was built to constrain foreign traders. Originally built to house Portuguese traders, it was used by the Dutch as a trading post from 1641 until 1853. Covering an area of 120 m × 75 m or 9,000 m2 , it was later integrated into the city through the process of land reclamation. In 1922, the Dejima Dutch Trading Post was designated a Japanese national historic site.
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