Chronicle of the Kingdom of Japan

Japanese: 日本王国記 - にほんおうこくき

This is a record of Japan written by Avila Giron, a Spaniard who came to Japan at the end of the 16th century. Avila Giron was a merchant who was active in Southeast Asia, mainly in Nagasaki, and is known to have stayed in Nagasaki for over 20 years until around March 1619 (Genwa 5). This book consists of 23 chapters, and the first three chapters are a general record of Japan, dealing with Japanese society in general based on his many years of observations and experiences in Japan, and conveying the situation at the time well. The descriptions of trade and business relations are particularly important. Chapters 4 and 5 are about the history of Japan before his arrival, and describe the process from Miyoshi Nagayoshi's arrival in Kyoto to the unification of the country by Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and others.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

16世紀末に来日したスペイン人アビラ･ヒロンが書いた日本記。アビラ･ヒロンは長崎を中心に東南アジア方面で活躍した貿易商人で，1619年(元和5)3月ごろまで20余年，長崎に滞在したことがわかる。本書は23章からなり，最初の3章は日本総記として，彼の長年の日本見聞，体験をもとに日本社会一般が扱われており，当時の状況をよく伝えている。とくに貿易，取引関係の記述は重要である。4～5章は彼の来日前の日本の歴史で，三好長慶の上京から織田信長，豊臣秀吉らによって天下統一されてゆく過程が描かれている。

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