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..., in the [[Genkai Sea]], between Kyushu and [[Tsushima]]. [[Hakata]] and [[Fukuoka]] were the most major cities, along with [[Dazaifu]]. ...g [[Ainoshima]], [[Himeshima]], [[Oronoshima]], [[Genkaishima]], [[Oshima (Fukuoka)|Ôshima]], [[Okinoshima]], and [[Jinoshima]], served as harbors for Korean

...Ryukyu Island chain before turning eastward, crossing over between [[Amami Oshima|Amami Ôshima]] and the [[Tokara Islands]]. This section of the current, kn ...a weaker portion encounters colder waters in the [[Genkai Sea]] between [[Fukuoka]] and Korea, forming a vibrant region for maritime species but also an end

...f> Shigehide also oversaw the construction of botanical gardens on [[Amami Oshima|Amami Ôshima]], on the grounds of [[Kagoshima castle]], and also in Edo, f ...ed by [[Okudaira Masao]]), [[Kuroda Narihiro|Shimazu Narihiro]] (lord of [[Fukuoka han]], adopted by [[Kuroda Narikiyo]]), and [[Nanbu Nobuyuki|Shimazu Nobuyu

With the support of his great-uncle [[Kuroda Narihiro]] of [[Fukuoka han]] and [[Date Munenari]] of [[Uwajima han]], however, Nariakira was ulti ...Nariakira also envisioned welcoming Western trade at [[Unten]] and [[Amami Oshima|Amami Ôshima]], with the explicit aim of competing against Nagasaki.<ref n

...archipelago were absorbed into the kingdom one by one; after 1624, [[Amami Oshima|Amami Ôshima]] and a number of its neighboring islands were annexed by Sat ...ance. Battles between the kingdom's forces and local resistance on [[Amami Oshima|Amami Ôshima]] and other parts of the [[Amami Islands]] continued well int