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Korean missions, arriving in Kamagari by boat, disembarked at these stone steps, and then processed down red carpets laid down all along this main street (running parallel to the stone steps), and along roads leading away from the water, past the ''honjin'' and then to their lodgings. The top-ranking Korean officials stayed at the Upper Teahouse (''ue no chaya''), located behind the ''honjin'', while middle-ranking officials stayed at the Lower Teahouse (''shimo no chaya''), on the opposite side of a narrow road leading in, away from the water. While these two ''chaya'' are no longer extant, the ''honjin'' is maintained as an art museum, and these roads, along with the stone steps, and several other historical buildings, are still extant, and the path walked by Korean or other elite visitors to the town can thus still be seen. This road, extending path the ''honjin'', between the two ''chaya'', leads to a small branch shrine of [[Itsukushima Shrine]]. A side street, running roughly parallel to the shoreline, then runs from there to a Buddhist temple known as Gugan-ji (弘願寺).

Korean missions, arriving in Kamagari by boat, disembarked at these stone steps, and then processed down red carpets laid down all along this main street (running parallel to the stone steps), and along roads leading away from the water, past the ''honjin'' and then to their lodgings. The top-ranking Korean officials stayed at the Upper Teahouse (''ue no chaya''), located behind the ''honjin'', while middle-ranking officials stayed at the Lower Teahouse (''shimo no chaya''), on the opposite side of a narrow road leading in, away from the water. While these two ''chaya'' are no longer extant, the ''honjin'' is maintained as an art museum, and these roads, along with the stone steps, and several other historical buildings, are still extant, and the path walked by Korean or other elite visitors to the town can thus still be seen. This road, extending path the ''honjin'', between the two ''chaya'', leads to a small branch shrine of [[Itsukushima Shrine]]. A side street, running roughly parallel to the shoreline, then runs from there to a Buddhist temple known as Gugan-ji (弘願寺).

A second set of elite lodgings and related buildings, located about 200 meters down the shoreline, is maintained today as the Shôtôen (松濤園) gardens, and includes museum exhibits related to the Korean missions, as well as displays of [[Japanese ceramics]], traditional lamps and lanterns, and one of the town's historical guardhouses (''bansho'').

A second set of elite lodgings and related buildings, located about 200 meters down the shoreline, is maintained today as the Shôtôen (松濤園) gardens, and includes museum exhibits related to the Korean missions, as well as displays of [[Japanese ceramics]], traditional lamps and lanterns, and one of the town's historical guardhouses (''bansho''). These lodgings include a second-story room known as ''Kanchôrô'' (観潮楼, lit. "tower for watching the tides"), from which Korean envoys or other elite guests could sit and relax while watching the water of the Inland Sea, the boats, and the vista of Kami-Kamagari Island, just across the water. The port of [[Tomonoura]], two or three days' travel by ship east, had a similar space, known as ''Taichôrô'' (対潮楼, lit. "tower facing the tides").

Kamagari is also home to the Kanrankaku (観蘭閣), a mansion constructed directly along the shoreline by [[Sakakidani Senjiro|Sakakidani Senjirô]]<!--榊谷仙次郎-->; a second art museum known as the Rantôkaku Museum (蘭島閣美術館); and a small museum of insects, housed in historical Edo period buildings.

Kamagari is also home to the Kanrankaku (観蘭閣), a mansion constructed directly along the shoreline by [[Sakakidani Senjiro|Sakakidani Senjirô]]<!--榊谷仙次郎-->; a second art museum known as the Rantôkaku Museum (蘭島閣美術館); and a small museum of insects, housed in historical Edo period buildings.