Sens du Mot 南蛮宗

six sects of Buddhism brought to Japan during the Nara period (Sanlun, Satyasiddhi, Faxiang, Abhidharmakosha, Vinaya, and Huayan)

South-East Asian countries (in the late-Muromachi and Edo periods)

imported to Japan by early European traders

Western European (esp. the Spanish and the Portuguese)

Nanban trade

chili pepper (chile, chilli)

confections adopted from Portugal, Spain, etc. during the Muromachi period and since Japanized

foreign ship (esp. from Spain and Portugal from the late Muromachi period to the early Edo period)

Christian churches built in Japan in the second half of the 16th century

roasted or deep-fried fish or meat, marinated in a spicy sauce

poultry or fish stew with chili peppers and Welsh onions mixed in

painted folding screen with scenes of early European visitors to Japan