Requires
Enables
Basic Building Statistics (can be modified by difficulty level, arts, skills, traits and retainers)
- Enables recruitment of Rank 1 missionary
- Convert the populace to Christianism (+1.3 religious zeal)
- Spread Christianism to neighbouring provinces (+0.7 religious zeal)
- 2 happiness for the Christian population
- +4 per turn to town growth in this province
Clan Effects
- +1 to the number of missionary that may be fielded (to a maximum of 5)
- Improves the rate at which Chi arts are mastered: 8%
Description
Sheep require shepherds.
A mission will aid the conversion of the Japanese to Christianity, but it will also add to the unease of Buddhists. It is a home and spiritual fortress for the missionaries who spread out across the land, bringing the Word to new flocks. The Tokugawa shoguns considered Christianity to be a great threat to the good order of Japan. Centuries-old traditions, including in matters of faith, were considered to be a unifying force. In 1636 Dutch traders, the last Europeans in Japan, were confined to Dejima Island in Nagasaki harbour, effectively barring foreign influences, including foreign religions. The Jesuits had already gone home with the Portuguese, and the Dutch were more interested in profit than proselytising. Dejima was forbidden territory to the Japanese, save for the few allowed to live there and service Dutch needs. Japan remained largely closed to outsiders and their alien ideas for over 200 years.

