Miguel Chijiwa

– January 23, 1633) was a member of the Japanese delegation to European Christendom, also known as the Tenshō embassy.

[1] However, the recent discovery of a rosary in his graveyard made public on September 8, 2017, has cast doubt upon his apostasy.

In the 1996 Portuguese film Os Olhos da Ásia, Miguel is played by Yasukiyo Umeno.

In Tenshō Kennō Shōnen Shisetsu, Miguel is played by Ryouta Murai.

In the 2019 miniseries MAGI Tensho Keno Shonen Shisetsu, Miguel is played by Atsushi Ogata.

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.