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Under the Tokugawa shogunate"s sakoku policy Japan was extremely secluded. Only the Dutch and Chinese were allowed to visit the country, but for trade, and no women. The governor of Nagasaki allowed Titia to enter the island.
Five weeks later when the shogun Tokugawa Ienari came to know, he ordered that Titia, the wetnurse and Petronella Muns had to leave.
In the meanwhile, Japanese painters and sculptors had made 500 images of Titia Bergsma. Her images had such popularity in Japan that they outsold all other prints in 19th century Japan.
Images can be found all over Japan. There are companies which specialise entirely in Titia Bergsma images.
lieutenant is said her face can be seen on four million pieces of Japanese porcelain.
A Japanese anime has been made on the life of Titia.