Background
Katsusuke Tanaka was born in Kyoto and lived about 1610.
勝弼 田中
Katsusuke Tanaka was born in Kyoto and lived about 1610.
It seems when Roderico (gcvernor-general of the Philippines) drifted to Kazusa, Chiba Prefecture (1609), he followed him back to the Philippine Islands and became a trader there. He returned home (1611) bringing many gifts for Shogun Hidetada Tokugawa from the governor-general of the Philippines.