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Kaneishi Castle is a flatland-style Japanese castle, located at the foot of Shimizuyama, a mountain which had been fortified during the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598), and which was the stronghold of the Sō clan. It was originally called the "Kaneishi-no-yakata", and began as a fortified residence built by Sō Masamori in 1528.
Kaneda Castle (金田城, Kaneda-jō) was a Korean-style fortress located in Tsushima, Nagasaki prefecture. Kaneda castle has been designated as being of national special significance. Kaneda castle has been designated as being of national special significance.
Kaneda Castle Ruins: The ruins of a mountain castle, constructed in 667 by Emperor Tenji on Jouyama (elevation 276 meters), are recognized as a national special historic site. Leveraging the steep natural terrain, the construction includes extensive stone ramparts encircling the site, covering approximately 2.2 to 2.8 kilometers.
Tsushima Fuchū Domain (対馬府中藩, Tsushima Fuchū han), also called the Tsushima Domain, was a domain of Japan in the Edo period. It is associated with Tsushima Province on Tsushima Island in modern-day Nagasaki Prefecture .
Tsushima City-hall. Tsushima (対馬市, Tsushima-shi) is an island city grouped in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.It is the only city of Tsushima Subprefecture and it encompasses all of Tsushima Island, which lies in the Tsushima Strait north of Nagasaki on the western side of Kyushu, the southernmost mainland island of Japan.
These castles were established by either reinforcing existing settlements, or were built anew if no suitable settlements existed in the area where a castle was needed. [3] Although the locations are currently unknown, Japanese castles are also believed to have been built between Kilju and Anbyŏn in the historical Hamgyong Province. [4]
Shrine legend, unsupported by any historical documentation, claims that the shrine was founded in Tsushima by the semi-legendary Emperor Kōrei (343-215 BCE) to worship Gozutennō's aramitama (its violent side), which remained at Izumo-taisha, and it's nigemitama (calm aspect) which came to Japan from the Korean peninsula after stopping in Tsushima Island, between Korea and Japan.
A Korean tour guide reportedly threatened the priest's life. [7] This ban substantially reduced the amount of Korean tourists who visited Tsushima . [ 7 ] Some have described the ban, especially as it singled out the Korean tourists, as discriminatory.