Descendent of Korean mission envoy joins Seoul-Tokyo "friendship walk"

Descendent of Korean mission envoy joins Seoul-Tokyo "friendship walk"

Yo Un Jun, the 11th generation descendent of Yo U Gil, chief delegate of a Korean diplomatic mission dispatched by the Yi dynasty to Japan in 1607, participates in a "friendship walk" from Seoul to Tokyo, started on April 1, 2015, to follow the footsteps of the missions to Japan in the Edo period (1603-1867). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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