Japanese missions to Sui China represent a lens for examining and evaluating the relationship between the
Sui dynasty
The Sui dynasty (, ) was a short-lived imperial dynasty of China that lasted from 581 to 618. The Sui unified the Northern and Southern dynasties, thus ending the long period of division following the fall of the Western Jin dynasty, and layi ...
and Japan in the 7th century. The nature of these bilateral contacts evolved gradually from political and ceremonial acknowledgment to cultural exchanges; and the process accompanied the growing commercial ties which developed over time.
Between 607 and 838, Japan sent 19 missions to China. Knowledge was the principal objective of each expedition. For example: Priests studied Chinese Buddhism. Officials studied Chinese government. Doctors studied
Chinese medicine. Painters studied
Chinese painting. Approximately one third of those who embarked from Japan did not survive to return home.
[Hoffman, Michael]
"Cultures Combined in the Mists of Time: Origins of the China-Japan relationship,"
''Asia Pacific Journal: Japan Focus.'' February 3, 2006; reprinting article in ''Japan Times,'' January 29, 2006.
See also
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Sinocentrism
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Japanese missions to Tang China
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Japanese missions to Ming China
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Japanese missions to Ming China represent a lens for examining and evaluating the relationships between China and Japan in the 15th through the 17th centuries.Mizuno, Norihito. (2003)''China in Tokugawa Foreign Relations: The Tokugawa Bakufu’s ...
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Japanese missions to Joseon
Japanese missions to Joseon represent a crucial aspect of the international relations of mutual Joseon- Japan contacts and communication. The bilateral exchanges were intermittent.
The unique nature of these bilateral diplomatic exchanges evolve ...
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References
* Fogel, Joshua A. (2009). ''Articulating the Sinosphere: Sino-Japanese Relations in Space and Time.'' Cambridge:
Harvard University Press. ;
* Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). ''Japan Encyclopedia.'' Cambridge:
Harvard University Press. ;
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