Tsushima Island

Tsushima Island (対馬, Tsushima) is a Japanese island in the waters between South Korea and Japan.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Tsushima" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 1002; US Department of State,  "Limits in the Seas, No. 121; Straight Baseline and Territorial Sea Claims: South Korea," p. 23. Retrieved 4 September 2012.

History
Beginning in the early 6th century, the island was a province of Japan, It was called Tsushima Province.  In the Meiji period, the island and the province became part of Nagasaki Prefecture.Nussbaum, "Provinces and Prefectures" at p. 780.

 Related pages 
 Russo-Japanese War
 Korea Strait
 Tsushima Strait

 References 

 Other websites 

 Tsushima City website
 Tsushima profile 
  Murdoch's map of provinces, 1903

Category:Islands of Japan