− | * 1543/8/25 Portugese sailors shipwreck on [[Tanegashima]], becoming the first Europeans encountered by the Japanese. | + | * 1543/8/25 Three Portugese sailors shipwreck on [[Tanegashima]], becoming the first Europeans encountered by the Japanese. A local ''daimyô'' purchases two [[teppo|guns]] from them, commissions his swordsmith to make more, and arranges for marksmanship lessons from the shipwrecked Portuguese. |