More than 400 years ago, there were Japanese people who were active in Thailand. The former site of the Japanese Town.

A place I wanted to visit with my son. The remains of the Japanese town in Ayutthaya, Thailand. During the Warring States period, Japanese merchants, samurai, and ronin visited Ayutthaya and created a Japanese town with a population of 1,500 to 3,000. At that time, Ayutthaya flourished as the center of international transit trade, and Japanese people were just as active as the Dutch and Portuguese. After that, the policy of the Thai ruler changed, and the Edo Shogunate's isolation policy caused the town to suddenly decline, but the beginning of the relationship between Japan and Thailand dates back to that time. I felt a deep emotion when I came here with my wife and son. My son was surprised and asked, "Were there really Japanese people here 400 years ago?" and I think it was true, and I think it is very important for us who live today to remember this and pass it on to the next generation. I think our ancestors were probably active all over the world, and they probably had a greater impact than we think. As descendants of Japanese descent, we have inherited the aspirations of our ancestors and renewed our resolve to do what we can. I want to convey to my son more and more about the fact that Japanese people are active all over the world, both now and in the past, and to increase our pride as Japanese people in each other's lives. The presentation video and museum are also worth seeing, so I would definitely recommend that you check them out if you visit Ayutthaya.