Interaction with the continent(4)
Interaction with the Joseon Missions (Part 2)
The Joseon missions were diplomatic parties sent to Japan by the Korean dynasty during the Edo period.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s Imjin War (Japanese invasions of Korea between 1592 to 1598) worsened relations between the two countries, but as a result of tenacious negotiations by the Tsushima Domain, which had received a decree from Tokugawa Ieyasu, diplomatic relations were restored. Joseon missions traveled to Japan 12 times between 1607 and 1811, deepening exchange in various fields including academics, the arts, industry and culture.
In 2017, Japanese and Korean materials related to the Joseon missions were registered as part of UNESCO’s Memory of the World Programme under the name “Documents on Joseon Tongsinsa/Chosen Tsushinshi: The History of Peace Building and Cultural Exchanges between Korea and Japan from the 17th to 19th Century.”
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Statue of So Yoshitoshi, the First Feudal Lord of Tsushima Domain
In 2016, 400 years after the death of So Yoshitoshi, the first Feudal Lord of Tsushima Domain, a bronze statue was built honoring him as a great contributor to building the foundations of Japanese-Korean relations.
Location: Nakamura, Izuhara-machi, Tsushima-shi, Nagasaki
PH: 0920-52-1566 (Tsushima Tourism Association)
Website: Tsushima Tourism Association (Japanese only)
https://www.tsushima-net.org/tourism/history_01.php
Parking: Unavailable
Banshoin Temple
So Yoshinari, the second Feudal Lord of Tsushima Domain built this temple in 1615 with a wish for his father Yoshitoshi’s happiness in the next world, and thereafter it became the family temple of the So Clan.
Location: 192 Nishizato, Izuhara-machi, Tsushima-shi, Nagasaki
PH: 0920-52-0984 (Banshoin Temple)
Website: “Discover NAGASAKI” (Nagasaki Prefecture Covention and Tourism Association)
https://www.discover-nagasaki.com/spots/detail/247
Admission: 100 yen (elementary/junior high), 200 yen (high school), 300 yen (adults)
Visitation hours: 8 am to 6 pm
(Visitation hour ends at 5 pm between mid-October and April due to the early sunset.)
Transportation: 5 min from Izuhara Port by car
20 min from Tsushima Airport by car
Parking: Available (free)