Nanban is a Japanese word meaning “southern barbarians.” It was used in reference to Europeans, who would sail from the south to reach Japan. The term may refer to:
Japan
edit- Nanban art, Japanese art of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries influenced by contact with the Nanban
- Nanban trade, trade between Japan and Western countries from 1543 to 1614
Entertainment
edit- Nanban (1954 film), 1954 Indian Tamil-language film
- Nanban (2012 film), 2012 Indian Tamil-language film by S. Shankar