The purpose of this research is to review and analyze the establishment of the trading port of Yokoseura, during the second half of the 16th century. By comparing both Japanese and Western historical documents, it intends to clarify the complex relationships between merchants, missionaries and feudal lords, and the effects of their interactions on…[Read more]

While in the social sciences everyday mobility and street use are seen as central to the understanding of urban societies, in the work of historians these phenomena only play a limited role. Building upon methods from related fields and using digital tools, this article proposes a new methodological approach to study historical mobility and street…[Read more]