When did Japan send its next embassy to Europe after Hasekura?
Never again
50 years later
100 years later
More than 200 years later
Answer
Japan did not send another embassy to Europe until 1860, more than 200 years after Hasekura's visit. The reason for this long gap was due to Japan's isolation policy, which began in the 1630s and lasted until the 1850s. During this time, Japan was closed to all foreign trade and contact, with the exception of a small number of Dutch traders who were allowed to live in Nagasaki.
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