page_title: Miguel Chijiwa
hierarchical_section_title: Miguel Chijiwa
context_page_description: Miguel Chijiwa was a member of the Japanese delegation to European Christendom, also known as the Tenshō embassy. Later, he abandoned the Christian faith. However the recent discovery of a rosary in his graveyard made public on September 8, 2017 has cast doubt upon his apostasy.
context_section_description: Miguel Chijiwa (千々石ミゲル, Chijiwa Migeru) (1569? – January 23, 1633) was a member of the Japanese delegation to European Christendom, also known as the Tenshō embassy. Later, he abandoned the Christian faith. However the recent discovery of a rosary in his graveyard made public on September 8, 2017 has cast doubt upon his apostasy.
caption: The first Japanese Embassy to Europe, in 1586.
   Top, from left to right: Julião Nakaura, Father Mesquita, Mancio Ito. 
  Bottom, from left to right: Martinão Hara, Miguel Chijiwa.
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