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==New introductions to Japan== [[File:Dejima Scenes of Life in the Dutch Factory Handscroll Part 18th century.png|thumb|A scene of residential and badminton playing in Dejima, {{circa|late 18th century}}]] [[File:DejimaBillard.jpg|thumb|Dutch playing billiards in Dejima, {{circa|19th century}}]] * [[Photography]], first lessons in photography given to Japanese in 1856 by the physician of the island, J. K. van den Broek. * [[Badminton]], a sport that originated in India, was introduced by the Dutch during the 18th century; it is mentioned in the ''Sayings of the Dutch''. * [[Glossary of cue sports terms#billiard|Billiards]] were introduced in Japan on Dejima in 1764; it is noted as {{Nihongo|"Ball striking table"|玉突の場}} in the paintings of {{Nihongo|[[Kawahara Keiga]]|川原慶賀}}. * [[Beer]] seems to have been introduced as imports during the period of isolation. The Dutch governor [[Hendrik Doeff|Doeff]] made his own beer in Nagasaki, following the disruption of trade during the [[Napoleonic Wars]]. Local production of beer started in Japan in 1880. * [[Clover]] was introduced in Japan by the Dutch as packing material for fragile cargo. The Japanese called it {{Nihongo|"White packing herb"|シロツメクサ}}, in reference to its white flowers. * [[Coffee]] was introduced in Japan by the Dutch under the name ''Moka'' and ''koffie''. The latter name appears in 18th-century Japanese books. Siebold refers to Japanese coffee amateurs in Nagasaki around 1823. * Japan's oldest [[piano]] was introduced by Siebold in 1823, and later given to a tradesperson in the name of {{Nihongo|Kumaya|熊谷}}. The piano is today on display in the {{Nihongo|[[Kumaya Art Museum]]|熊谷美術館}}, [[Hagi, Yamaguchi|Hagi City]]. * [[Paint]] (Tar), used for ships, was introduced by the Dutch. The original Dutch name ({{lang|nl|pek}}) was also adopted in Japanese, {{Nihongo||ペンキ|Penki}}. * [[Cabbage]] and [[tomato]]es were introduced in the 17th century by the Dutch. * [[Chocolate]] was introduced between 1789 and 1801; it is mentioned as a drink in the pleasure houses of Maruyama.<ref name="Love and the Dutch">{{cite journal |last1=Breuker |first1=Remco |last2=Penny |first2=Benjamin |title=Forgotten Foibles: Love and the Dutch at Dejima (1641–1854) |journal=www.eastasianhistory.org |date=December 2014 |volume=39 |page=150 |url=https://www.eastasianhistory.org/sites/default/files/article-content/39/pdfs/EAH39-Vos-ForgottenFoibles.pdf |access-date=17 March 2025 |archive-date=1 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230101121803/https://www.eastasianhistory.org/sites/default/files/article-content/39/pdfs/EAH39-Vos-ForgottenFoibles.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> * A [[diving bell]] with air supply by a pump was bought from Hugh Morton & Co. at Leith Docks near Edinburgh in 1834.
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