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Wa to Nihon – The Japanese Embassy to Tang China in 702
The Japanese envoy to Tang China in 702 was not merely a restoration of diplomatic relations, it was a mission designed to present to the Tang Empire, the new form of the Japanese state, which had been reorganized following its defeat at the Battle of Baekgang in 663AD. “Wa” was changed to “Nihon”, “Great King”...
Cleaning up some old USBs I found a word doc I didn’t remember so I opened it. To my surprise this is what was on it. Yeah! I vaguely remember writing it but no idea where the info came from. So anyway, here we go.
What was travel like during the Edo period? Well for the most, travel by commoners was prohibited by the laws of each feudal domain, but there were looph...