<Note>Some Remarks on the "Shibata Takenaka Oko Nissai 柴田剛中欧行日載"

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  • <研究ノート>『柴田剛中欧行日載』より
  • 「柴田剛中欧行日載」より
  • シバタゴウチュウオウコウビサイ ヨリ

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In order to postpone the foreigner's residing period in Edo 江戸 and Osaka and to open the ports of Niigata 新潟 and Hyôgo 兵庫, the party, leaded by Yasunori Takeuchi 竹内保徳, was sent to the six countries in Europe, such as France, England, Holland, Prussia, Russia and Portugal, from 1862 to 1863; this meant the first travel to Europe after a long national isolation and the Important mission of investigating the condition of these countries with which our country had many diplomatic problems. According to the diary of Takenaka Shibata, chief attendant, we can divide their whole travel into four parts, (1) the outward travel, (2) the round travel of the five countries beside Portugal, (3) reentrance into Prussia and France, and (4) the return travel. This article treats the section (1) the outward travel. After the sailing from Edo 江戸 on January 21st, through Nagasaki 長崎, they stayed for a week in Hong Kong to investigate conditions there, this long stay which was under the influence of the Civil war in America. And then, passing Singapore at first and other points for the English advance to Asia, through Egypt of the then Turkish territory (under the construction of Suez Canal), they reached Marseilles on April 3rd. On the way they investigated in Singapore they investigated the Boxer Rebellion and in Egypt and Malta some trouble happened between France and England about the problem whether first landing place should be France or England. Through these experiences they had their international sense more improved.

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  • 史林

    史林 44 (6), 909-925, 1961-11-01

    THE SHIGAKU KENKYUKAI (The Society of Historical Research), Kyoto University

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