Titia Bergsma

Titia Bergsma was a Dutch woman who visited Dejima, Japan in the early 19th century. Under the Tokugawa shogunate's "sakoku" policy Japan was extremely secluded. Only the Dutch men were allowed to visit the country. Dutch women were not allowed to enter Japan.

The governor of Nagasaki allowed Titia to enter Dejima. When the shogun heard about this, he ordered that Titia had to leave.

In the meanwhile, Japanese painters and sculptors had made several images of Titia Bergsma and her husband, Jan Cock Blomhoff. Images of Titia Bergsma 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.

A Japanese anime has been made on the life of Titia.Fact|date=August 2008