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In Cheju-do, the research group in cooperation with Mr. Ko Gwan-min (Folklore, Cheju University) conducted field survey, observing major pre-modern port-sites in the north coast, potential landing points of Hendrick Hamel and other places, in late July. In the Graduate School of International Development, Nagoya University, the group held the meeting for summarizing outcomes of this research project with participation of non-members in early December. In the meeting, three major reports were presented and discussed. One day after the meeting day, the group made a fieldwork in Tokoname-shi, historically having distinguished ceramic exporting port, in the west coast of Chita peninsula.
The group published Report of Research Results in March, 2008, including the three reports above mentioned It is composed of essay and historical source parts. "Overview of Port-cities in Japan and Korea in Comparison", "City Plan of Bungo-Fuchu", "Analyzing Old Maps of Cheju", "Traces of Wako over Koryo Te
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rritory in the 14th century" and others are in the essay part, and documents, entries and memorandum concerning Oki-gunto and Ullung-do, facing each other, Takeshima (Dok-do) in between, which is crucial for comparative study on port-cities in Japan and Korea, are in the historical source part.
With regard to an objective to conduct archeological survey on Geographical location of port-cities in Japan and Korea in comparison, the group should admit the limitation only to observe several sites of old ports and artifacts excavated from the seabed due to specialties among members, limited budget and given schedule. However, exercising the methodology in historical geography on primary and secondary sources, the group produced some outcomes with certain quality on natural environment as determinant factor, influence of political power and its reflection to city plan, logistics and circulation for supporting port-cities. In particular, the group identified diversities of port-cities under different natural and political environment in east, south and west coasts in Korean peninsula, Ullun-do and Cheju-do. Less
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