At the beginning of the period from1394 to 1428, Koitomi (also known as Koitsumi, Koizumi), a merchant of Hakata, came back to Japan from Ming and convinced Yoshimitsu ASHIKAGA, the third shogun of the Muromachi bakufu of the interests of the Japan-Ming trade. |
応永年間(1394年~1428年)の初め、博多の商人肥富(こいとみ、こいつみ・こいずみとも)が明から帰国し、室町幕府3代将軍足利義満に日明貿易の利について説得した。 |