History・Hakata
Three Great Merchants of Hakata (Hakata Sanketsu)Hakata Sanketsu
Also known as: 博多三傑
The collective name for three preeminent merchants of the Azuchi-Momoyama period who revived Hakata through overseas trade and patronage of the tea ceremony: Kamiya Sotan, Shimai Soshitsu, and Oga Souku. They leveraged close relationships with Toyotomi Hideyoshi to rebuild the city after the wars of reunification.
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