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Funamoto Yashichirô was a [[red seal ships|red seal ship]] trader who came to oversee the ''[[Nihonmachi]]'' in Quang Nam (central-southern Vietnam).

Funamoto Yashichirô was a [[red seal ships|red seal ship]] trader who came to oversee the ''[[Nihonmachi]]'' in Quang Nam (central-southern Vietnam).

Originally from [[Nagasaki]], Funamoto sailed trading ships officially licensed by the [[Tokugawa shogunate|shogunate]], making port at various places in Southeast Asia. He came to play a role as an intermediary in diplomatic relations between the shogunate and [[Nguyen Hoang]], ruler of Quang Nam.

Originally from [[Nagasaki]], Funamoto made eleven voyages between 1604 and 1635<ref>Iwao, Seiichi. ''Shuinsen bôeki-shi no kenkyû''. Tokyo: Kôbundô, 1958. p184* (chart).</ref>, sailing trading ships officially licensed by the [[Tokugawa shogunate|shogunate]] and making port at various places in Southeast Asia. He came to play a role as an intermediary in diplomatic relations between the shogunate and [[Nguyen Hoang]], ruler of Quang Nam.

Beginning in [[1618]], at the request of Nguyen Hoang, Funamoto supervised and managed the Japanese communities in Quang Nam on behalf of the Nguyen government.

Beginning in [[1618]], at the request of Nguyen Hoang, Funamoto supervised and managed the Japanese communities in Quang Nam on behalf of the Nguyen government.