Ingen (隱元隆琦) is thought to have introduced many things to Japan from the mainland, including green beans, watermelons, lotus roots, the Ming Dynasty style of writing, Buddhist cuisine, and sencha tea.
He would deeply influence Japanese society as well as religion.

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