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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. 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>

Okayama han maintained a ''chaya'' ("teahouse") in the town which served the function of a ''[[honjin]]'', providing lodgings for the [[Ikeda clan]] lord of Okayama, other ''daimyô'' on ''sankin kôtai'' journeys, shogunate officials, foreign envoys, and the like who passed through the town. Between 1624 and 1655, Korean missions were entertained and 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'', 34.</ref> After 1655, these missions were housed at the ''chaya'', which was first established in [[1630]], and renovated in [[1669]].

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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.

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