Fai Fo (English spelling)

Japanese: フェイフォ（英語表記）Fai Fo

The ancient name of Hoi An, the capital of the former Quang Nam Province in central Vietnam. Since the Quang Nam (Cantonese) Dynasty established its capital in Hue in the early 17th century, it has flourished as an international trading port along with Tu Lan (now Da Nang). The Japanese town in this city in particular prospered through red seal ship trade, and many Japanese people, including the wealthy Ise merchant Kadoya Shichirobei, immigrated there. The Raion Bridge in the city is also called Nihonbashi, and in the suburbs remain the Tomb of Nihon Hirado Akenoya Jirobei Tani no Kami (built in 1647) and the Tomb of Nihon Ko Bunran Gusokukun (built in 1689).

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

ベトナム中部，旧クアンナム省の省都ホイアンHoi Anの古名。17世紀初頭，クアンナム(広南)朝がフエに都して以来，トゥーラン(現，ダナン)とともに国際貿易港として栄えた。とくにこの市の日本人町は朱印船貿易によって繁栄し，伊勢の豪商角屋七郎兵衛をはじめ，多くの日本人が移住した。市中の来遠橋は別に日本橋と呼ばれ，郊外には〈日本平戸顕考弥次郎兵衛谷公之墓〉(1647建)，〈日本考文覧具足君墓〉(1689建)が残るという。

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