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Ushimado was a major [[Inland Sea]] port town in [[Okayama han]], which regularly saw ''[[kitamaebune]]'' merchant ships, ''daimyô'' fleets on ''[[sankin kotai|sankin kôtai]]'' journeys, and [[VOC|Dutch]], [[Ryukyuan embassies to Edo|Ryukyuan]], and [[Korean embassies to Edo]], as well as more everyday traffic. Ushimado was also the chief departure point for pilgrims seeking to sail from Honshû to Shikoku to visit [[Konpira Shrine]]. Ushimado is today part of Setouchi City, [[Okayama prefecture]].

Ushimado was a major [[Inland Sea]] port town in [[Okayama han]], which regularly saw ''[[kitamaebune]]'' merchant ships, ''daimyô'' fleets on ''[[sankin kotai|sankin kôtai]]'' journeys, and [[VOC|Dutch]], [[Ryukyuan embassies to Edo|Ryukyuan]], and [[Korean embassies to Edo]], as well as more everyday traffic. Ushimado was also the chief departure point for pilgrims seeking to sail from Honshû to Shikoku to visit [[Konpira Shrine]]. Ushimado is today part of Setouchi City, [[Okayama prefecture]].

Okayama han maintained a ''chaya'' ("teahouse") in the town which served the function of a ''[[honjin]]'', providing lodgings for ''daimyô'', shogunate officials, foreign envoys, and the like who passed through the town.

Okayama han maintained a ''chaya'' ("teahouse") in the town which served the function of a ''[[honjin]]'', providing lodgings for ''daimyô'', shogunate officials, foreign envoys, and the like who passed through the town. Korean missions were frequently entertained and/or lodged at the Buddhist temple [[Honren-ji]], which dates to the 15th century, and today features a number of buildings which have been designated [[Important Cultural Properties]].<ref>''Chôsen tsûshinshi to Okayama'', Okayama Prefectural Museum, 2007, 34.</ref>

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==References==

==References==

*''Umimichi wo yuku: Edo jidai no Seto Naikai'' 海道をゆく－江戸時代の瀬戸内海－, Museum of Ehime History and Culture 愛媛県歴史文化博物館 (1999), 46.

*''Umimichi wo yuku: Edo jidai no Seto Naikai'' 海道をゆく－江戸時代の瀬戸内海－, Museum of Ehime History and Culture 愛媛県歴史文化博物館 (1999), 46.

[[Category:Cities and Towns]]

[[Category:Cities and Towns]]

[[Category:Edo Period]]

[[Category:Edo Period]]