Tsushima - Tsushima

Tsushima (対馬) is in Nagasaki (prefecture).

Understand

Tsushima is an island off Kyushu in the middle of the Korean Strait between Japan and South Korea. Although a popular destination for Korean day trippers, it is still relatively unknown to western travelers. There are two main towns on the island: 34.65129.461 Hitakatsu in the north and 34.2129.282 Izuhara in the south.

Get in

By boat

There are ferry connections from Fukuoka, Japan and Busan, South Korea, which is close enough that day trips from Busan are practical.

By plane

• 34.28129.331 Tsushima Airport (TSJ ^IATA). Has flights from Fukuoka and Nagasaki in Japan.  

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• Fukuoka is a major Japanese city reachable by ferry or air.
• Omura, Home to Nagasaki International Airport from which you can travel to anywhere in Nagasaki Prefecture or Saga Prefecture
• Iki island is on the way to Kyushu by ferry.
• Busan, the second city of South Korea reachable by ferry