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Imperial embassies to China

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Imperial embassies to China were missons to China for importing technologies and culture of China to Japan. Imperial embassies to Tang China (遣唐使; Kento-shi) is well-known. It ended in 894. There was also less known Imperial embassies to Sui China (遣隋使; Kendui-shi) in 607.

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