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Animals for the Court
To maintain their special relations with the Japanese authorities, the Dutch were required to pay homage to the court of the shôgun in Edo (present-day Tokyo). Every four years they undertook a journey of a month to proclaim their loyalty and to bring gifts.
The shôgun was especially fond of horses and exotic animals such as elephants. In 1821 the Dutch imported a camel, the first to be seen in Japan.
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