Tsuruga's Korean trace, Empress Shingong, and "Brave Big Bear".

 Now, most of the 40 million Koreans have never heard of the name Tsuruga. However, in ancient times, this place was a very important place. Those who left Korea 1,500 years ago entered the Japanese Invasion of Korea on their boats here in Tsuruga, western Japan. Even the Japanese do not know that the civilization of the Korean Peninsula spread to Japan through this place.      Koreans who left Gimhae Port in Busan in the past went through North Kyushu first and then entered Japan and settled in Yamado. Tsuruga is a port facing the east of Wisang Busan. The ship, which left the Korean Peninsula on the ocean currents of the North Atlantic Ocean and the East Sea, naturally climbs north and then descends on the tide again to reach. It is considered Japan's best port in this area. This is because three sides are surrounded by mountains and the floor is deep, allowing large ships to enter the port.       Empress Shingong, the head of the Japanese 師sa Temple. She is a girl from the royal family of Korea. ⓒGriffith, the first Precian American to write Korean history (and Japanese history), came to Tsuruga here in the 1880s when he first went to Japan. At the front of the book written by Griffith, it says how he learned the cheerful sound of bells heard over the sea, and how the two shamanic shrines, which had been there from the beginning, turned into Shinto shrines supporting Queen Shingong and his subordinate general Takeuccino Tsutune. Takechiuccino Tsutogone interpreted Munae Sookmi as the meaning of a brave old bear by Donald Philippe, who was in the realm of "bold big bear." Griffith wrote Takechiuchi:)In the sense of meaning, the word goma or bear implied in his name means that his ancestors are Buyeo-Kogurian.           Gaya earthenware in Korea. It is very interesting that the two people above the Harvard Museum were enshrined in the shrine together. The two people I investigated were secret lovers, Queen Shingong was a royal woman and Takechiuchi was a combat commander. The son born between them is Emperor Ojin, the 15th king of Japan and the first king of Japanese rule of the Buyeo Kiln. In 369, Jingo (Shingong) left for Japan across the sea with adventurous fighters from Gaya Silla in Baekje as well as Buyeo people. The combat fleet, which they left with horses, departed from the southern port of the Korean Peninsula. Some were left behind for the latter.      There are many legends about the unforgettable two people who landed here in Tsuruga. It is one of the more than 10 Korean bronze species that Griffith mentioned, as well as Japan's extortion from the Korean Peninsula and got caught in Japanese temples or shrines.      The Koreans who left for Japan in the 4th century were not farmers, but upper-class people. There is still a Shinto Shamanism Festival in Tsuruga that revived the fight between farmers, fishermen, and sailors who migrated earlier than him. It is an event held every year on the fifteenth day of the New Year in Tsuruga City, Fukui Prefecture, and it was similar to a battle!      There is a god that both sides support. As gods originating from Sintto, the Daigogu gods of farmers bring wealth to farmers, but they eat well and have bulging cheeks and bags full of rice on both arms. Ebithu is the guardian deity of fishermen, sailors, and port people who live on the sea, and looks like a fishing rod that holds the products from the sea and large sea bream fish.      In the afternoon, young people in the village wear clothes and masks that look like Daigogu or Ebisu. Farmers and merchants divide sides. A thick rope for tug-of-war is prepared in advance. After young people march through the streets of Tsuruga wearing masks, a tug-of-war like a "fighting" begins. It is said that if Ebisu wins, fish will be caught well, and if Daigogu wins, farming will be abundant. Only historians realize the historical truth hidden in their symbolic tug-of-war fight, a group of pioneers who left the Korean Peninsula a hundred years ago or more ago to find a new life in Japanese territory, fought with those who lived ahead of him.         Japanese tsuki earthenware. The history book of 교Prussian Japan, the collection of the Kyoto Museum, did not record this fact, but traces of earthenware artifacts excavated from Japanese land remain. The Yayoi earthenware made between 200 AD and 250 AD shows that the spinning wheels and rotating plates used on the Korean Peninsula were imported and used. In addition, the production technique of hard earthenware such as Gimhae earthenware excavated from ancient tombs near Busan, Korea, was introduced.      Tsueki earthenware excavated from Japan is a complete replica of Korean Gaya earthenware excavated from Goryeong, Daegu. Gaya earthenware has many excellent collections in the Pusan National University Museum and Jinju Museum (moved to Gimhae Museum). Long necks, bellflower-like bottoms, triangular or other shape of steep vertical holes where ghosts approach jegi (reverse; I think these holes were ventilation windows that allowed air to pass when charcoal was placed in a pedestal and food was heated. If you look at the modern Sinseon-ro bowl stand, it becomes clear) - These elements can be seen in both Gimhae and Tsuekki earthenware.      When Queen Shingong and Takeuchi came to conquer Japan, not only warriors but also potters accompanied them. In the event of a war, the rulers made earthenware for rituals to heaven before entering the war. The hidden part of the Japanese history book is embodied in the form of earthenware discovered by archaeologists (see pages 18-27, World of Korean Pottery published by Kobel in 1986 for more information).      I can't forget the night I spent one day in the 1960s at an inn in Dojimbo, a strong fishing village on the northernmost west coast of Japan facing the Korean Peninsula. It was a fishing village where rocks were strangely shaped by being washed away by the waves after being released in the strong sea breeze. The cliff of the volcano rises steeply 90 meters high, allowing visitors to experience the true nature of rough nature. Access is regulated in northern Japan, which is incomparable to the country of the mainland or the peaceful topography of Kyoto. It is so natural that Koreans who migrated to Japan in the 5th, 6th, and 7th centuries settled in the current Osaka Nara area. Asuka was a Korean village formed by early settlers. And the Asuka Buddhist relics, which were completed under the absolute influence of Korea, are now at their peak in the history of Buddhist art in Japan.