 The fair aroused considerable interest in Japan, and allowed many visitors to come in contact with Japanese art and techniques.Many Japanese representatives visited the Fair on this occasion, including a member of the House of the "shōgun", his younger brother Tokugawa Akitake.The southern region of Satsuma (a regular opponent to the Bakufu) also had a representation at the World Fair, as the suzerain of the Kingdom of Naha in the Ryu Kyu islands.