Japan with her father following her mother's death. The 2018 French movie Un samouraï au Vatican, directed by Stéphane Bégoin, is based on the travels of the diplomatic mission to Europe led by Hasekura Tsunenaga See also Bernardo the Japanese, the first Japanese to visit Europe, in 1553. William Adams, the first Englishman who traveled to Japan Edo period France–Asia relations France–Japan relations Nanban trade Tenshō embassy () – a preceding embassy sent by Japanese daimyos (warlords) to Europe in the 1580s. Itō Mancio – leader of the Tenshō embassy. Notes References Works cited A fictional account of Hasekura's expedition. External links Ayuntamiento Coria del Rio: Apellido "Japón" – Relaciones On the surname "Japón." Guide to Hasekura's grave in Enchōzan Sendai City Museum Hasekura Tsunenaga Available until 15 December 2021 People of Edo-period Japan Japanese diplomats History of the foreign relations of Japan Colonial Mexico Japanese Roman Catholics Converts to Roman Catholicism Samurai 1571 births 1622 deaths 16th-century Japanese people 17th-century Japanese people