Hirado Dutch Trading House
The Hirado Dutch Trading Post was a trading base of the Dutch East India Company on the island of Hirado, Nagasaki Prefecture Japan. It was established in 1609 and lasted for 33 years. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1922.- Type: Manor estate
- Description: former Dutch East India Company trading post in Hirado, active from 1609 to 1641
- Also known as: “Dutch factory in Hirado”, “Dutch trading post in Hirado”, “Hirado Dutch Factory”, “Hirado Dutch Trading Post”, and “VOC trading post in Hirado”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hirado Castle and Matsuura Historical Museum.
Hirado Castle
Museum
Hirado Castle was the seat of the Matsura clan, the daimyō of Hirado Domain, of Hizen Province, Kyūshū. It is located in present-day Hirado city Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It was also known as Kameoka Castle. Hirado Castle is situated 470 metres south of Hirado Dutch Trading House.
Matsuura Historical Museum
Museum
Photo: Atsasebo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Matsura Historical Museum opened in Hirado, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, in 1955. The museum is housed in the 1893 Tsurugamine Mansion of the Matsura family, former daimyō of the Hirado Domain. Matsuura Historical Museum is situated 480 metres west of Hirado Dutch Trading House.
Kameoka Shrine
Shinto shrine
Photo: Atsasebo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kameoka Shrine is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 540 metres south of Hirado Dutch Trading House.
Hirado Dutch Trading House
- Categories: factory, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Nagasaki, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
33.37281° or 33° 22′ 22″ northLongitude
129.55739° or 129° 33′ 27″ eastOpen location code
8Q5F9HF4+4XOpenStreetMap ID
way 621117328OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=manorWikidata ID
Q126902601
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Japanese—“Hirado Dutch Trading House” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Hirado Dutch Trading Post”
- Dutch: “Hirado Nederlandse factorij”
- Dutch: “Nederlandse factorij in Hirado”
- Dutch: “Nederlandse handelspost in Hirado”
- Dutch: “VOC-factorij in Hirado”
- Japanese: “平戸オランダ商館”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hirado Dutch Trading House and オランダ井戸.
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