"When he was fifteen years old, in 1626, he was employed by a trading company in Kyoto worked in Siam (Thailand) and Magadha (India). After that, in 1630, he went to India again in a Dutch ship, with Jan Joosten, a Dutchman, and traded there." Takasago City website "Tenjiku Tokubei - 高砂市". Archived from the original on 2009-11-13. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
"When he was fifteen years old, in 1626, he was employed by a trading company in Kyoto worked in Siam (Thailand) and Magadha (India). After that, in 1630, he went to India again in a Dutch ship, with Jan Joosten, a Dutchman, and traded there." Takasago City website "Tenjiku Tokubei - 高砂市". Archived from the original on 2009-11-13. Retrieved 2008-06-15.