Report of the Voyage of Four Young Japanese Men to Rome

天正遣欧使節記

At a glance — Historical Material · Azuchi-Momoyama period · held by Tokyo National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan.

Fact Sheet

Designation: Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Category: Historical Materials
Period: Azuchi-Momoyama period
Date: 1585
Held by: Tokyo National Museum
Location: Ueno, Tokyo
Catalogue ID: cobas-159545

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In 1585, four Japanese men traveled to Rome. This pamphlet describes their audience with Pope Gregory XIII and the warm reception by the Medici in Tuscany.

— Museum description: Tokyo National Museum (CC BY 4.0), via ColBase / Japan Search.

Record & Sources

Designation: Important Cultural Property (重要文化財), Government of Japan
Catalogue ID: cobas-159545 (permanent)
Official record: Japan Search — jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-159545
Holder's collection: ColBase — Tokyo National Museum
Photograph: Tokyo National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0. CC BY 4.0 licence

Cite this page: “Report of the Voyage of Four Young Japanese Men to Rome（天正遣欧使節記）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-159545. Tokyo National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/report-of-the-voyage-of-four-young-japanese-men-to-rome/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.

Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)

Genre: Historical Materials
Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
Material: Printed book
員数: 1冊
分類: 歴史資料
品質形状: 紙本印刷
法量: 縦19.8×横13.9

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