Which port city in Nagasaki Prefecture was the only place of foreign trade during Edo seclusion?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Nagasaki
- Step 1: Foreign trade was limited to one port in Kyushu. Step 2. Dutch and Chinese merchants worked there. Answer: Nagasaki. Why not the others: Yokohama, Kobe and Hakodate were opened after 1854.
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