Goto Islands
The Goto Islands is a collective name for five islands in the western part of Kyushu. The Goto Islands are close to mainland China and used to be a port of call for Kentoshi (envoys sent to the Tang Dynasty） and a base for Wako (Japanese pirates). During the Edo period, most of the islands became Goto domain territory. The entirety of the Goto Islands was designated as Saikai National Park in 1955.
Nishiki-e and Paintings
諸国名所百景 肥前五嶋鯨漁の図
Landmarks around Goto Islands
Sasebo Dejima Nagasaki Saga Takeo Iki islands Karatsu Shimabara Peninsula Amakusa Imari
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