With the issuing of this edict in 1639, the seclusion of Japan became a reality. The only Westerners allowed to continue trading with Japan were the Dutch, who were squeezed onto Dejima, then a small island in Nagasaki harbor.
हॉलैंडवासी एकमात्र पश्‍चिम - निवासी थे जिन्हें जापान के साथ व्यापार जारी रखने की अनुमति थी, और उन्हें देजीमा पर, जो तब नागासाकी बन्दरगाह में एक छोटा द्वीप था, भर दिया गया ।