What if there was a Crusade in Japan? | Alternate History

In today's alternate history scenario we ask what if the Samurai Daimyo Blessed Justo Takayama Ukon accepted the offer from the Spanish Governor of the Philippines, Juan de Silva, to conduct a "Crusade" with Spain (and maybe Portugal) of the Tokugawa Shogunate in Japan? Could he survive to see the invasion? Could the Spanish juggle both the Eighty Years' War and a Japanese Crusader King? Would Spain rule Japan directly, or install a new Shogunate, or even restore the Emperor? Would Christianity, or 'Kirishitan' spread in Japan, morph into something else, or wither away with time and Samurai revolts?

Thank you to ‪@historyofeverythingpodcast‬ for the idea:
   • We could have had a JAPANESE CRUSADE #shorts  

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00:00 Intro
11:23 Scenario
12:20 Justo Takayama in Japan
15:39 Justo Takayama in Manila
17:29 Canonization of Takayama
18:15 Spanish and Portuguese views of Japan
21:37 Spain in the Age of Exploration
24:55 Why the Crusade would Fail
28:19 But What If it Didn’t?
34:48 Christianity in a Christian Japan
37:45 Christianity in Korea and Closing Notes

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