8J7JE4OO 400th anniversary of Japanese envoy to Europe

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Special Call 8J7JE4OO on 29 and 30 March to commemoration of 400th anniversary of Japanese envoy to Europe in the Keicho era In 1613, the Sendai feudal lord Date Masamune sent Tunenaga Hasekura with 180 staff members to Spain and the Vatican as the Keicho Mission. They sailed in a European-style ship, "The San Juan Bautista." Miyagi Prefectural Government and its affiliation establish a committee and celebrate the 400th anniversary of this envoy to Europe in the Keicho era.