Statue of Hasekura Tsunenaga in Havana

Statue of Hasekura Tsunenaga in Havana

A statue of Japanese samurai Hasekura Tsunenaga in Havana is seen in this photo taken on April 29, 2015. Hasekura visited Cuba in 1614 as head of the Keicho Mission to Europe dispatched by Date Masamune, feudal lord of Sendai Domain. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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