Tsushima

Tsushima (対馬) is an island and City 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: in the north and  in the south.

This island is the setting of the video game Ghost of Tsushima.

Tourist information site
Tsushima Local Promotion Association has a Japanese-only guide site with machine translation.

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

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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