Cyclists leave Seoul for Tokyo to trace old mission routes

Cyclists leave Seoul for Tokyo to trace old mission routes

Cyclists leave Seoul on Oct. 11, 2015, for Tokyo to follow routes taken by Joseon diplomatic missions to Japan dispatched by the Yi Dynasty (1392-1910) between the 15th and 19th centuries. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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