sentences:  Intermarriage not only within the "Nihonmachi", but between notable Japanese merchant families and the Nguyễn noble family, is indicated by contemporary records, grave markers, and various forms of anecdotal evidence.The descendants of several of these merchant families still hold today as heirlooms objects relating the families' connections to Vietnam.Hội An today is a small and relatively unassuming city, its port having long since silted up, leading to a sharp decline in its economic prosperity and significance.