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Hoi An, located a short distance outside of Da Nang, was a major central [[Vietnam]]ese port in the early modern period, and home to a major ''[[Nihonmachi]]'' (Japantown) in the late 16th to early 17th centuries.

Hoi An, located a short distance outside of Da Nang, was a major central [[Vietnam]]ese port in the early modern period, and home to a major ''[[Nihonmachi]]'' (Japantown) in the late 16th to early 17th centuries. Many European records refer to the city as Faifo.

The community, home to only a few tens of Japanese families, got its start in the late 16th century, when [[Ming Dynasty]] policies forbade Chinese merchants to trade directly with Japanese; though direct trade continued in great amounts, including in [[Nagasaki]] (i.e., in Japan proper), many Chinese and Japanese merchants also came to use Hoi An, among other Southeast Asian sites, as intermediary points, where they could trade safely.

The community, home to only a few tens of Japanese families, got its start in the late 16th century, when [[Ming Dynasty]] policies forbade Chinese merchants to trade directly with Japanese; though direct trade continued in great amounts, including in [[Nagasaki]] (i.e., in Japan proper), many Chinese and Japanese merchants also came to use Hoi An, among other Southeast Asian sites, as intermediary points, where they could trade safely.