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*The shogunate orders a number of officials to study the Dutch language.
*The shogunate orders a number of officials to study the Dutch language.
*''[[Nanatsumen]]'', one of the ''[[Kabuki Juhachiban|Kabuki Jûhachiban]]'', is debuted.
*''[[Nanatsumen]]'', one of the ''[[Kabuki Juhachiban|Kabuki Jûhachiban]]'', is debuted.
*At least 86 ceremonies are held by members of the [[Omotesenke]] school of [[tea ceremony]] in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the death of Sen no Rikyû. The [[Urasenke]] and [[Mushanokoji|Mushanokôji Senke]] schools hold ceremonies as well.