근세 쓰시마의 바쿠후로의 정보보고와 유통

Abstract

The Japanese Outpost in Korea called Waegwan(倭館). Korean officials and merchants visited the Waegwan, and they were to be mediated by Tsushima's Korean interpreters in their dealings with the Japanese counterparts. The information collected by the Korean interpreters were reported to the bakufu through the Tsushima domain. The head of Waegwan sent the report to the domain. Then Tsushima sent the report to the karo at domain's Edo residence. The karo or rusui of the domain submitted the report to the roju of the bakufu in the medium of its karo. Sometimes the report was distributed to other high-ranking bakufu officials such as ometsuke in order to strengthen its position in Korea-Japan relations. Some bakufu officials such as kanjo bugyo asked Tsushima officials to report the information to them without the permission of the roju. They responded to this kind of request only if they thought it was beneficial to the domain. When officials at Tsushima's Edo residence submit information to the bakufu officials, they paid a special attention to the fact that information unfavorable for Tsushima's special position in Korea-Japan relations should not be included. It was not unusual that Tsushima officials doctored or altered the information before it submitted the report to the bakufu.