Korea and Japan have been exchanges since the 4th century B.C.. Residents of the ancient Korean Peninsula had introduced rice farming techniques and Iron Age civilization to Japanese people. So Japanese people closed the period of Jomon and opened the...
Korea and Japan have been exchanges since the 4th century B.C.. Residents of the ancient Korean Peninsula had introduced rice farming techniques and Iron Age civilization to Japanese people. So Japanese people closed the period of Jomon and opened the Yayoi era. Baekje, ancient Korean empire and Walt, ancient Japanese kingdom established officially diplomatic relations in 366. After Walt sent a delegation at Tagsun in Korea, the two countries began diplomatic relations. Walt needed advanced culture in order to create an ancient kingdom. Baekje demanded military aid to Walt against Goguryeo Empire and China. Because the interests of two countries coincided, they started diplomatic relations.
Their diplomatic relations had been continued after the fall of Baekje in 660. After King Eyja gave in, a remained people of Baekje raised a revival movement. Because the allied Forces of Silla and Dang did not dominate perfectly Baekje. Baekje Revival Forces resisted the allied forces until 663 in August. Baekje Revival Forces was disbanded because of friction.
Walt had six times supported Baekje Revival Forces for military 32,000 people and massive ordnance. Generally speaking, it was a difficult decision, it is easily to understand. Scholars have a variety of allegations about the reason of support. It was sure Baekje and Walt had had a strong relationship.
It estimates Baekje people had been drunk tea in third or fourth century. We could not find a record of tea culture, but it was found Guesuho at the Baekje heritage site and, Dongjejan and Cheongdongjewan at the Royal Tomb of King Muryeong. These were used as a tea service. And there were fragments of pottery in The Architectural Layouts on Miruksa. This proves a tea culture of the Baekje Dynasty. Especially, in 1993 Gilt-bronze Incense Burner of Baekje had been discovered in Neungsan-ri, burial grounds. This is important artifacts that can be linked to the Baekje tea culture. Baekje immigrants moved to Japan and monk Gyoki, a descendant of Wangin built the temple and planted tea plant trees around the temple. It proves that Baekje people usally drank a tea.
It is easy to find traces of Baekje immigrants at Nara and Osaka, Kyushu in Japan. There are Baekjewang-ginja and Dodaigi, the Great Buddha in Dodaigi, Kudaragi, Sairingi, Askabe-ginja, Sitannogi, Saidaigi etc. The sites were founded by the people of Baekje.
Baekje Buddhist monks moved to Japan in sixth or seventh centuries, and did various activities in Japan. They introduced Buddhist civilization and Buddhist scriptures. They redefined Buddhism in Japan.
The Baekje Dynasty ran a local governance, Damno. It is a unique system that can not look in ancient country. Baekje ruled Southeast Asia, mainland China and India, Philippines region, some parts of the Japanese archipelago through Damno.
Baekje dispatched royal family and the nobility, the priests to Japan. Personally, migrant groups is also nobility and the priests. Tea lover was royal family and the nobility, the priests at that time. They drank tea every day routine. They drank tea in Japan. It was a natural thing to do.
Culture is transmitted by man. It takes a lot of time to learn culture. The Japanese people imitated Baekje immigrants' life style. Tea culture gradually spreaded in Japan.
Considering Baekje and Walt diplomatic ties and their cultural exchange, signs remaining of the Baekje people in Japan, the factors of dissemination of culture, It is persuasive the posibility is that Baekje influenced in the development of traditional Japanese tea culture.