noun
Nanban trade; Japanese trade with Spain and Portugal (1543–1641)
Historical term referring to the trade between Japan and the Iberian powers during the Age of Discovery, before the sakoku isolation policy.
南蛮貿易によって鉄砲やキリスト教が日本に伝わった。
Through the Nanban trade, firearms and Christianity were introduced to Japan.
南蛮貿易は、主に長崎や平戸で行われていた。
The Nanban trade was mainly conducted in Nagasaki and Hirado.