Journey of St. Francis Xavier in Japan via Kagoshima

The painting shows St. Francis Xavier travelling across Japan, after he landed in Kagoshima in 1549.
Here he is accompanied by his favourite Japanese disciple and interpreter Anjiro, who helped him to approach the Japanese natives. The missionary departed from Malacca in July 1549 together with two Jesuit companions, Fr. Cosme de Torres and Juan Fernandes Oviedo.