* Keichô 15/12/16 [[Hayashi Razan]] sends a letter to the Ming court, on behalf of the shogunate and via [[Honda Masazumi]] and the governor of Fukien, seeking to normalize relations. The letter portrays Ieyasu and Japan as a central political and cultural authority, to which other countries send [[tribute]].
* 1611/3/28 [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] meets with [[Toyotomi Hideyori]] at [[Nijo castle|Nijô castle]] in [[Kyoto]].
* 1611/3/28 [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] meets with [[Toyotomi Hideyori]] at [[Nijo castle|Nijô castle]] in [[Kyoto]].
* 1611/4/29 [[Sebastián Vizcaíno]] arrives at Uraga.
* 1611/4/29 [[Sebastián Vizcaíno]] arrives at Uraga.