Journeys in Japan - Season 12 Episode 3 Tsushima: Slow Living on a Frontline Island
The island of Tsushima, in Nagasaki Prefecture, lies between Japan and South Korea, just 50 kilometers from the South Korean port city of Busan. Thanks to its location, the island developed as a thriving hub for trade and cultural exchanges between Japan, the Korean Peninsula and mainland China. Tsushima has also played a strategic role on the frontline between the regional powers. From the Battle of Baekgang (663) and the Mongolian expeditions of Japan (1274 and 1281) to Japan's invasions of Korea under Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1592-1598) and the Russo-Japanese War (1904-5), it has had a long and turbulent history but has overcome all challenges. On this episode of Journeys in Japan, Brandon Chin explores Tsushima, meets the residents, and discovers the important role the island has played in Japan's history and international relations.
First Air Date: Feb 02, 2010
Last Air date: Oct 22, 2024
Season: 15 Season
Episode: 513 Episode
Runtime: 28 minutes
IMDb: 9.00/10 by 1.00 users
Popularity: 35.188
Language: Japanese, English
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Kyoto: Tango Chirimen
Tsu: A Path to the Heart
Tsushima: Slow Living on a Frontline Island
Moji: Gateway to the World
Frozen Beauty at Dawn and Dusk: Hokkaido in Midwinter
Poetic Beauty of Wintry Kussharo
Otaru: Herring and Glassware; Keeping Alive Otaru's Tradition
Eye on Nagoya: A City's Identity through Architecture
Yamatokoriyama: Water Brimming with Goldfish
Minami Shinshu: A Solo Alps Journey
Rainy Nights, Summer Mysteries
Go Deep! Underwater Paradise
Toba Islands: Life and Love in a Traditional Community
Cultivating a Taste for Summer Vegetables
The Trail to Chiyanoki: Mountain Biking Revives Village
Lifting the Spirit through Architecture Nikko Okinawa Osaka
Summer Festivals to Celebrate Around Japan
Ishinomaki: A Decade On - Remembering and Moving Ahead
Ascending the Sacred Peaks
An Ode to Live Music
Creative Solutions Spark Rural Revival
Legacies of Samurai Culture
Hokkaido: Catching the Northern Lights
Oki, Iki, Tsushima: Frontline Islands in the Stream
Shinto Rituals: Linking Communities and Deities
Northern Alps for All Seasons
Rising from the Ruins
Michinoku the Legend of Gold
Kasama: A Pottery Community in Evolution