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Nakamura Hironari was among Japan's first ambassadors to the Netherlands, Portugal, and Denmark.

Nakamura Hironari was among Japan's first ambassadors to the Netherlands, Portugal, and Denmark.

Nakamura first traveled overseas in [[1865]], at the age of 25, as one of fourteen [[Satsuma students|students]] from [[Satsuma han]] who were snuck out of the country in order to study in Europe. During the group's journey, he studied science especially. In the first month of the following year, he traveled to France, where he remained for roughly three years, returning to Japan in [[1868]]. He taught French language for a time at the [[han school|domain school]] in Kagoshima, and later served as Japanese ambassador to the Netherlands, Portugal, and Denmark.

Nakamura first traveled overseas in [[1865]], at the age of 25, as one of nineteen [[Satsuma students|students]] from [[Satsuma han]] who were snuck out of the country in order to study in Europe. During the group's journey, he studied science especially. In the first month of the following year, he traveled to France, where he remained for roughly three years, returning to Japan in [[1868]]. He taught French language for a time at the [[han school|domain school]] in Kagoshima, and later served as Japanese ambassador to the Netherlands, Portugal, and Denmark.

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