Replica ship of Joseon Dynasty diplomatic delegation in Japan A replica ship of the Joseon Tongsinsa, a diplomatic delegation sent by the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) to Japan, sails off a port in Tomonoura, Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on May 9, 2025, on its voyage for the western Japan city of Osaka as part of events to mark the 60th anniversary this year of diplomatic ties between South Korea and Japan, in this photo released by the National Research Institute of Maritime Heritage. The dispatch of the Korean envoys began in 1607 for political reasons to promote peace after a destructive seven-year war between the two sides, but its functions were later transformed into something more cultural. A total of 12 such teams of envoys were dispatched until 1811. (Yonhap)
Joseon Dynasty diplomatic ship arrives in Japan A replica ship of the Joseon Tongsinsa, a diplomatic delegation sent by the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) of Korea to Japan on a dozen occasions over a 200-year period, arrives at a port in Japan’s Shimonoseki on Aug. 24, 2024, in this photo provided by the Korea Heritage Service. (Yonhap)
Traces of Joseon Dynasty administrative street Workers cover up the traces of six major offices handling state affairs during the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) with soil at Gwanghwamun Square in downtown Seoul on June 1, 2021, to protect the remains ahead of the rainy season. The Seoul metropolitan government has engaged in the excavation work as part of a project to remodel the square and found the remains. (Yonhap)
This photo, provided by the Overseas Korean Cultural Foundation on Oct. 30, 2019, shows male wedding clothes that German pastor Dominicus Enshof collected in Korea in 1909. Since then, the relic has been kept at the missionary museum of the St. Ottilien Archabbey in Upper Bavaria, Germany. The foundation is displaying the Joseon-era (1392-1910) garment at the National Folk Museum of Korea in Seoul from Oct. 30-Jan. 27. (Yonhap)
