Interaction with the continent(3)
Interaction with the Joseon Missions (Part 1)
During the Edo period, whenever a new Tokugawa shogun took over, a diplomatic party called a Joseon mission brought a letter of congratulations from the Korean Dynasty and then carried a message back from the Tokugawa shogun.
One group consisted of between 300 and 500 people, centered on a main envoy, a vice-envoy, and a document official, and also included Confucian scholars, doctors and artists. During the more than 260 years of the Tokugawa shogunate, these missions traveled to Japan twelve times, deepening scholarly and cultural exchange. The Fukuoka Domain, through which the missions passed, entertained them eleven of the twelve times on Ainoshima.
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Site of Joseon Mission Guest House (Ainoshima)
This is the site of a guest house for entertaining the Joseon Missions, which had between 300 and 500 people in them. A monument has been built here.
Location: Oaza Ainoshima, Shingu-machi, Kasuya-gun, Fukuoka
Transportation: Nishitetsu Shingu Station → Ainoshima Ferry Passenger Terminal
(Approx. 12 min by community bus “Marinks”)
JR Fukkodai-mae Station → Ainoshima Ferry Passenger Terminal
(Approx. 10 min by community bus “Marinks”)
Shingu Fishing Port → Ainoshima Fishing Port
(Approx. 17 min by Public Ferry)
Parking: Available at Shingu Fishing Port (300 yen up to 12 hrs)
Shingu Town History Museum
This museum displays replicas of the foods served to members of the Joseon Mission on Ainoshima with warm hospitality in the Edo Period re-created based on records from 1682 found in Kuroda Family documents.
Location: Shiore Shingu level 4, 2-5-1 Shinguhigashi, Shingu-machi, Kasuya-gun, Fukuoka
PH: 092-962-5511 (Shiore Shingu Town History Museum)
Website: Shiore Shingu (Shingu Town)
http://www.town.shingu.fukuoka.jp.e.se.hp.transer.com/index.cfm/42,4015,200,html
Closed: Mondays, Dec 28 to Jan 4
Admission: Free
Transportation: 11 min from JR Shingu-Chuo Station by bus
Approx. 15 min from Kyushu Jukan Expressway Koga Interchange
Parking: Available