Tsushima Island
Tsushima Island (対馬, Tsushima) is a Japanese island in the waters between South Korea and Japan.[1]
History
Beginning in the early 6th century, the island was a province of Japan, It was called Tsushima Province. In the Meiji period, the island and the province became part of Nagasaki Prefecture.[2]
Tsushima Island Media
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A harbor in the city of Tsushima, Nagasaki Prefecture in 1990
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Tsushima city, viewed from Shimizuyama.
- Kanata Castle, Ichii-no-Kido, haridashi-1.jpg
金田城 一ノ城戸付近張り出し
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Watatsumi shrine,tsusima,Nagasaki
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- Part of the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces, No. 69 (Saikaidō group)
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7th drawing from the first roll of the Illustrated Account of the Mongol invasion of Japan, showing Samurai Takezaki Suenaga fighting back Mongolian warriors, during the
- Chōsen Tsūshin-shi Raichō-zu.jpg
Joseon missions to Japan started in the Muromachi era for about 400 years were welcomed by the Yamato people as seen in this painting of Edo
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Tsushima domain shipyard site ruins. Built in 1663 CE
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Portrait of Sō Yoshitoshi in 1615
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Canal constructed by the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1900
Related pages
References
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Tsushima" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 1002; US Department of State, "Limits in the Seas, No. 121; Straight Baseline and Territorial Sea Claims: South Korea," p. 23. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Provinces and Prefectures" at p. 780.
Other websites
File:Commons-logo.svg Media related to Tsushima at Wikimedia Commons
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- Tsushima City website
- Tsushima profile Archived 10 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine
- Murdoch's map of provinces, 1903
