sentences:  During this brief but vibrant period, Japanese communities ("Nihonmachi") existed in many of the major ports and political centers of the region, including Batavia in the Dutch East Indies, Hội An in Nguyễn southern Viet Nam, Manila in the Spanish East Indies, and Phnom Penh in Cambodia.An important and significant "Nihonmachi" is that of Paco in Manila, where the famous Christian Samurai General Takayama and his wife, children, and descendants lived.The exiled daimyo was known for his military prowess and served with Oda Nobunaga and Ieyasu Tokugawa.