Korean Envoy Festival

A festival to deepen Korea-Japan friendship for a bright future

The word "communication" in "tsushinshi" does not mean the same thing as it does today, but rather meant "mutual communication based on trust." The envoys who traveled from Korea to Japan were called "Joseon Tsushinshi" in Japan, and they visited Japan a total of 1607 times between 1811 and 12. 

The Tongsinsa missions were official diplomatic missions that maintained peaceful relations between the people of Korea and Japan based on the idea of ​​friendly neighborliness and good neighborliness, and also served as cultural facilities for the dissemination and exchange of advanced culture. As we enter a new century, new directions are being called for in Korea-Japan relations and cultural exchange.

In particular, with the joint hosting of the Korea-Japan World Cup in 2002, the need for various exchanges and events for friendly relations and harmony between Korea and Japan is increasing. Now, through the Envoys Festival, there is a need to revitalize private and cultural exchanges between Korea and Japan, and to promote mutual understanding, peace, and harmony.

In October 2017, the "Records of the Joseon Envoys" in the "History of Peace-building and Cultural Exchange between Korea and Japan in the 10th to 17th Centuries," which includes records of diplomacy, travel, and cultural exchange between Korea and Japan, was registered as a UNESCO Memory of the World.