Walk around the island village Tsushima Island Izuhara (Nagasaki Prefecture) / A town that prospered through trade with the Korean Peninsula
Tsushima is an island on the border closest to the continent. Former Izuhara Town was born in 1956 by the merger of Izuhara Town, Kuta Village, Tsutsu Village, and Sasu Village. It prospered as a castle town and developed as the administrative and economic center of Tsushima. There are many places related to the ruins of Kanaishi Castle, Banshoin Temple, and the samurai residences of the Sō clan. As stated in "Nippon Shoki" that silver was produced for the first time in Tsushima, there are abundant underground resources, and full-scale mining was carried out in Kashine in the northwest, and zinc etc. Was produced. Since the opening of the route connecting South Korea and Busan in July 1999, active international exchanges with South Korea have continued, such as setting up an office in Busan City.
The characteristic of the townscape is that high stone walls called "fire-cutting" can be seen everywhere in the city. It is said that it was built in the Edo period to prevent the spread of fire in the event of a fire. In addition, the wall of the wife side of the gable Hirairi townhouse (the side where adjacent buildings meet) is constructed with bricks, and the idea of ​​preventing the spread of fire can be read here as well. As for bricks, in addition to red bricks, many slag bricks are also found.
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