400th Anniv.of Japan-Dutch Relations Issued on April 19, 2000 (Heisei 12)
In 1600, the Dutch merchant ship "De Reefde (Hakuai)" was washed ashore in Oita, and the exchange between Japan and the Netherlands began. Ieyasu Tokugawa of the Edo Shogunate was interested in the drifting Dutch ship and was a crew member, Jan Yoss. He sincerely welcomed Ten and others and gave him the position of advisor to the Shogunate. Japan learned navigation and gathered information about Western countries. In 1609, a Dutch trading house was set up in Hirado (Nagasaki) based on the "Shuin-jo" issued by the Shogunate, and full-scale trade relations began. "Rangaku" developed in Japan, and Japanese society and culture were introduced by Siebold et al. In the West. In 1858, after the opening of the country, Japan signed the Treaty of Amity and Commerce with the Netherlands and established formal diplomatic relations. He has a close relationship with the Japanese royal family and the Dutch royal family. The stamp is issued to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the exchange between Japan and the Netherlands, and is designed with "De Liefde and the Dutch, Dejima".