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*''Japanese'': 長崎屋 ''(Nagasaki-ya)''

*''Japanese'': 長崎屋 ''(Nagasaki-ya)''

The Nagasaki-ya was a sort of hostel or inn in [[Edo]], maintained for the purpose of housing envoys from the [[Dutch East India Company]] (VOC). The manager of the Nagasaki-ya was named [[Nagasakiya Gen'emon]], a name passed down in a hereditary fashion from one generation to the next.

The Nagasaki-ya was a sort of hostel or inn in [[Edo]] maintained specifically for the purpose of housing envoys from the [[Dutch East India Company]] (VOC). It was the only ''[[tojin yado|tôjin yado]]'' (an inn catering specifically to foreigners) in Edo.<ref>Elisonas, Jurgis. "Notorious Places: A Brief Excursion into the Narrative Topography of Early Edo." in James McClain et al (eds.) ''Edo & Paris''. Cornell University Press, 1994. p284.</ref> The manager of the Nagasaki-ya was named [[Nagasakiya Gen'emon]], a name passed down in a hereditary fashion from one generation to the next.

From [[1609]] until [[1790]], the Dutch visited Edo roughly annually; after that, they visited in [[1794]] and [[1798]], and only on rare occasions after the VOC went bankrupt in [[1799]]. While in Edo, they generally stayed for about three weeks.

From [[1609]] until [[1790]], the Dutch visited Edo roughly annually; after that, they visited in [[1794]] and [[1798]], and only on rare occasions after the VOC went bankrupt in [[1799]]. While in Edo, they generally stayed for about three weeks.

==References==

==References==

*Screech, Timon. "An Iconography of Nihon-bashi." in ''Theories and Methods in Japanese Studies: Current State and Future Developments''. Bonn University Press, 2008. pp331-333.

*Screech, Timon. "An Iconography of Nihon-bashi." in ''Theories and Methods in Japanese Studies: Current State and Future Developments''. Bonn University Press, 2008. pp331-333.

[[Category:Historic Buildings]]

[[Category:Historic Buildings]]

[[Category:Edo Period]]

[[Category:Edo Period]]