Christian missionaries, such as Francis Xavier, were among the first to travel to Japan to teach Catholicism. For a time, they were encouraged to enlighten the Japanese people, and Oda Nobunaga, during his reign as military leader of Japan in the 1570s and 1580s, encouraged the conversion of the Japanese to Catholicism.
Christian missionaries, such as Francis Xavier, were among the first to travel to Japan to instruct in Catholicism. For a period, they were encouraged to educate the Japanese people, and Oda Nobunaga, during his tenure as military leader of Japan in the 1570s and 1580s, encouraged the conversion of the Japanese to Catholicism.