Dejima (Japanese: 出島, lit. 'exit island') or Deshima, [a] in the 17th century also called Tsukishima (築島, lit. 'built island'), was an artificial island off Nagasaki, Japan, that served as a trading post for the Portuguese (1570–1639) and subsequently the Dutch (1641–1858). [1] .

Dejima (出島) was a man-made island in the port of Nagasaki, constructed in 1636 to segregate Portuguese residents from the Japanese population and control their missionary activities. A few years later, the Portuguese were expelled from Japan, and the Dutch Trading Station, formerly located in Hirado , was moved to Dejima.

Dejima no longer exists as an island trading post, but its former buildings have been faithfully restored based on extensive research. Catch a glimpse of the city as it was at the beginning of the nineteenth century through restored residences, storehouses, and artifacts on display.

Oct 10, 2023 · Dejima is a former man-made island located in the port of Nagasaki on Kyushu Island. Restricted to foreigners who arrived in Japan by ship, it hosted a Portuguese community in the 17th century, then a Dutch trade counter.

Dejima (出島, “Exit Island”) is a small island in the port of Nagasaki which served as a Dutch trading post between 1641 and 1843, and was the only official place of trade between Japan and the outside world during the country’s 200-year period of isolation (sakoku). Today it is a designated Japanese national historic site.

For over 200 years during Japan's period of isolation in the Edo era, the small artificial island of Dejima in Nagasaki harbor served as the sole point of contact and exchange between Japan and the West. Built in 1636 to house Portuguese traders, Dejima became home to a Dutch trading post from 1641 to 1854.

The artificial island of Dejima served as Japan’s only open window to Europe from the time of construction in 1636 to the closing of the Dutch Factory in 1859, and during that time it played a vital role in the modernization of Japan.

Step onto Dejima in Nagasaki, an insightful window to Japan's period of seclusion and its unique foreign trade history.

Dejima (出島, literally "exit island"; Dutch: Desjima or Deshima, sometimes also written as Decima or Dezima) was a small fan -shaped artificial island in the bay of Nagasaki. It was built in 1634. The island was made by digging a canal through a small peninsula.

Info about Dejima on Discover Nagasaki's Official Website. Dejima Protestant Seminary, a restored and preserved wooden two-storey building constructed in 1877, was Japan's first Protestant seminary.