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Tsushima Island facts for kids

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Map showing Tsushima Island west of Kyushu

Tsushima Island (対馬, Tsushima) is a Japanese island in the waters between South Korea and Japan.

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.

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Images for kids

  • Tsushima1WP

    A harbor in the city of Tsushima, Nagasaki Prefecture in 1990

  • View from Shimizuyama 2017

    Tsushima city, viewed from Shimizuyama.

  • Kanata Castle, Ichii-no-Kido, haridashi-1

    Kaneda Castle ruins

  • Mōko Shūrai Ekotoba

    Mongol invasion in 1274

  • Ohunae

    Tsushima domain shipyard site ruins. Built in 1663 CE

  • Sō Yoshitoshi

    Portrait of Sō Yoshitoshi in 1615

  • Manzekisto

    Canal constructed by the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1900

  • Aso Bay viewed from Mount Jo-2

    Asō Bay from Shiroyama

  • Top-Mount-Shiroyama-and-Aso-Bay-Tsushima

    Top of Mount Shiroyama and Asō Bay in Tsushima

  • Asou-Bay ria coast aerial photograph

    Aerial photo of Asō Bay and around Ochikiri Island (1977)

  • Chionanthus retusus flower

    Chionanthus retusus

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Tsushima (isla) para niños

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