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*''Other Names'': 宗味入道 ''(Soumi Nyuudou)''
*''Japanese'': [[坂本]] 普基 ''(Sakamoto Fuki)''
Sakamoto Fuki, also known as Sômi Nyûdô, was a Japanese Buddhist priest from [[Echizen province]] who traveled to [[Ryukyu Islands|Ryûkyû]] in the late 16th century; he is known for having planted mulberry trees on [[Kumejima]], setting the stage for [[silk]] cultivation there.
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==References==
*Gregory Smits, ''Maritime Ryukyu'', University of Hawaii Press (2019), 208.
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[[Category:Sengoku Period]]