The Dutch were the second group of Europeans to arrive in Japan. Unlike the Portuguese, the Dutch had a lasting influence on Japanese society. According to historians, Dutch traders arrived in 1600 to Usuki Bay in Kyūshū and established trade between the two countries in the same year. Like the Portuguese, the Dutch traded in the same goods; however, they introduced several latest European influences such as updated weapons (i.e., the musket), advanced knowledge (i.e., the anatomy, astronomy, and science), and new techniques (i.e., ship building, fortifications, and mining) to the Japanese (Beasley, 1999). The Dutch, unlike the Portuguese, were received favourably because they did not actively convert the Japanese to Christianity; instead,
