From the end of Ashikaga era through the Azuchi Momoyama eraAthe Western culture flowed into Japan.

In the 12th year in Tenmon (1543)Athe people from Portugal reached Tanegashima Island and introduced the gun to Japanese people.

In the 18th year of Tenmon (1549)AFrancisco Xavier from Spain evangelized Christianity.

Since so-called "Nanban" (=Western) culture descended in connection with these historical matters, it had influenced the Japanese costume in a peculiar way.

The clothes, such as KAPA KARUSAO, were transmitted from the Western World, too.

The figure in the picture is in the typical costume of "Nanban-jin (Westerner)."

He wears a RAFFURU collar, a KAPA (=cape) and TORANKFOZE (=trousers).

Around the time, the "Nanban-jin (Westerners)" meant the Spanish and the Portuguese, etc.

Besides, the people from Northern Europe such as the Dutch were called "Ketoh-jin (=hairy foreigner)."