Japan's perception of Joseon Tongsinsa

 The Joseon Tongsinsa group was also an important cultural mission. Jeongsa is a high-level civil official, and all three officers were the best intellectuals. The trainees were also selected with a lot of talent. Therefore, Japanese scholars and intellectuals were eager to join them. In places where news agencies stayed, Japanese people were waiting to ask for advice on self-written poems or receive preface to their books. It was the same in Edo.

Interactions with telecommunications companies were an important opportunity for Japanese intellectuals to gain new knowledge and gain recognition for their learning. It had a great cultural influence and significance.

Aria Hakusei presented a poem to the priest Seongwan and received a preface when the Joseon Tongsinsa came to Japan in 1682. With this opportunity, he was able to join the family of Junan Kinoshita, and was further recommended to Tokugawa Ienobu, the sixth shogun of the sixth Shogunate. When he came to Japan in 1711, he sent the beginning of Hakuseki to Tsushima, and before entering Edo, he received a preface from Yihyeon, a priest, to enhance the dignity of the book.

After the Meiji period, the role of Joseon News Agency in the Edo period was not properly evaluated due to the policy to underestimate and dominate Joseon, but it was actually of great significance.

In Japan, the Korean Peninsula has been a cultural developed country since ancient times. He sometimes lagged behind Japan in terms of military power, but he was always ahead in terms of literature and academics. He was no exception in the Edo period.

After landing in Osaka, the group went to their accommodation, Nishi-Honganji, on a palanquin or horse. The procession was overflowing with spectators, and the roads and buildings were beautifully arranged, eye-catching. The Nishi-honkanji was also huge and splendid, and the party was just amazed.

But there was a reason for this. The shogunate spent a large amount of money to repair roads and repair and repair streets to entertain Joseon Tongsinsa Temple. Of course, it was because of courtesy toward the only diplomatic country and respect for Joseon, a culturally advanced country. On the journey of the news agency in Osaka, he said, "There was an order to make all the roads to pass this time straight, and to repair other areas that could reach the eyes of Koreans more carefully." "There has never been a time in history when people painting walls have been as busy as then," he said.

- In "Travelers of Edo" by Chihaya Takahashi -