Mitsushima [town] - Mitsushima

Japanese: 美津島[町] - みつしま

An old town in central Tsushima, Shimoagata County, Nagasaki Prefecture. It occupies the coast of Aso Bay, connecting the Tsushima Strait and Korea Strait at Ofunakoshi in the east and Manzeki Seto in the west. The sunken coast, with its many access points, is one of the most scenic spots in the Iki-Tsushima Quasi-National Park. In ancient times, Kaneda Castle, a Korean-style mountain castle, was built here, and in the Middle Ages, there was the Oei Invasion. In the Edo Period, it was also known as a whaling base, and the Tsushima Incident occurred at the end of the Edo Period. The main settlement, Kechi, was the home base of the Abiru clan in the Middle Ages, and before World War II, it was the military capital of Tsushima Fortress, and Takeshiki was an important naval port. Pearl farming is thriving here. The Manzeki Bridge spans the Manzeki Seto, and Tsushima Airport is located to the west of Ofunakoshi. In March 2004, it merged with the towns of Izuhara and Toyotama in Shimogata County, Mine and Kamigata County, and Kamitsushima and Kamitsushima Town to form Tsushima City. Area: 120.06 ^km2 . Population: 8,619 (2003).
→ Related article Kaneda Castle

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Japanese:

長崎県下県(しもあがた)郡，対馬中部の旧町。浅茅(あそう)湾沿岸を占め，東の大船越と西の万関(まんぜき)瀬戸で対馬海峡と朝鮮海峡をつなぐ。出入に富む沈降海岸は壱岐(いき)対馬国定公園中屈指の景勝地。古代には朝鮮式山城とされる金田城が築かれ，中世には応永の外寇があった。江戸時代には捕鯨の基地としても知られ，幕末には対馬事件が起きている。主集落【け】知(けち)は中世の阿比留氏の本拠地で，第２次大戦前は対馬要塞(ようさい)の軍都，竹敷は海軍の要港であった。真珠の養殖が盛ん。万関瀬戸に万関橋がかかり，大船越西部に対馬空港がある。2004年３月下県郡厳原町，豊玉町，上県郡峰町，上県町，上対馬町と合併し，対馬市となる。120.06km²。8619人（2003）。
→関連項目金田城

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