STORY #017
Nagasaki’s islands, situated between the mainlands of Japan and Asia, have been an important hub for marine transportation and cultural exchange since ancient times.
Ties with the Korean Peninsula were particularly strong.
Iki Island capitalized on the power of its marine trade and built a kingdom and capital city during the Yayoi Era.
Similarly, Tsushima Island gained a monopoly on trade and diplomatic affairs with Korea, and prospered as a hub for commercial activity and as an arrival point for official envoys.
Although the area’s trading advantage has weakened over time, traces of past prosperity are still visible in the local homes, castle remains, and gardens.
Vestiges of cultural interchange are evident in the islands’ culinary specialties such as shochu (a distilled spirit) and noodles.
Throughout history, these islands have experienced considerable exchange with mainland Asia through repeated periods of conflict and interaction.
Visitors to Iki and Tsushima Islands can readily feel the strong bond between countries and peoples that is unique to this region.
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Kaneda Castle Ruins
Special Historic Sites
Tsushima’s Kiboku (Tortoise Shell Divination)Tradition
Selected Intangible Folk Cultural Properties
Tsutsu Red Rice Festival
Selected Intangible Folk Cultural Properties
Cemetery for the Heads of the Tsushima Domain’s So Clan
Historic Sites
The Three Implements for Worship of Banshoin Temple
Tsushima City Tangible Cultural Properties
Bronze Seated Nyorai (Kurose Kannondo Temple)
Important Cultural Properties
Shimizuyama Castle Ruins
Historic Sites
Kaneishi Castle Ruins
Historic Sites
Kaneishi Castle Garden
Places of Scenic Beauty
Scroll of the Joseon National Mission
Important Cultural Properties
Tsushima Domain Ofunae Remains
Nagasaki Prefecture Historic Sites
Sasuna Port(Remains of the Sasuna Hinata Guard Station)
Undesignated Cultural Properties
Waniura(Ports of call of the Joseon missions,Natural habitat of Chionanthus retusus)
Undesignated Cultural Properties
Harunotsuji Archeological Site
Special Historic Sites
Artifacts excavated from Harunotsuji Archeological Site in Nagasaki Prefecture
Important Cultural Properties
Artifacts excavated from Sasazuka Tumulus Artifacts in Nagasaki Prefecture
Important Cultural Properties
Artifacts excavated from Soroku Tumulus in Nagasaki Prefecture
Important Cultural Properties
Iki Tumulus(Soroku Tumulus)
Historic Sites
Iki Tumulus(Sasazuka Tumulus)
Historic Sites
Iki Tumulus(Hyouze Tumulus)
Historic Sites
Iki Tumulus(Kakegi Tumulus)
Historic Sites
Iki Tumulus(Oninoiwaya Tumulus)
Historic Sites
Iki Tumulus(Tsushimazuka Tumulus)
Historic Sites
Katsumoto Castle Ruins
Historic Sites
Uchime Bay
Undesignated Cultural Properties
Takenotsuji
Undesignated Cultural Properties
Karakami Archeological Site
Iki City Historic Sites
Namaike Castle Ruins
Iki City Historic Sites
Mimiraku-no-shima
Places of Scenic Beauty
Myojoin Temple Main Hall
Nagasaki Prefecture Tangible Cultural Properties
Tomozuna Stone
Goto City Historic Sites
Hinoshima Pagodas
Nagasaki Prefecture Historic Sites
Historical Sites of the Japanese Missions to Tang China(Hime Shrine Ruins)
Undesignated Cultural Properties
Historical Sites of the Japanese Missions to Tang China(Tomojiri Stone)
Undesignated Cultural Properties
Historical Sites of the Japanese Missions to Tang China(Hime Shrine)
Undesignated Cultural Properties
Historical Sites of the Japanese Missions to Tang China(Kinpoze)
Undesignated Cultural Properties
Historical Sites of the Japanese Missions to Tang China(Mikanoura)
Undesignated Cultural Properties
Historical Sites of the Japanese Missions to Tang China(Mifune-sama)
Shin-Kamigoto Town Cultural Properties
Sites related to the priest Saicho and the Sannno Sect(Mt.Sanno)
Undesignated Cultural Properties
Sites related to the priest Saicho and the Sannno Sect(Aokata Shrine)
Undesignated Cultural Properties