Korea / Eastern Region / Eastern Region / Ojuk'on
In the city
of Kangnung is the historical building Ojuk'on where Yi Yul-gok,
the great Confucian scholar of the Choson Dynasty, lived with
his mother, Shin Saimdang.
Shin Saimdang
was not only an ideal daughter, wife, and mother, but also a talented
painter, calligrapher, and poet and as such, she is the most widely
acclaimed woman of the Choson Dynasty.
The four largest islands are Honshu-, Hokkaido-, Kyu-shu- and Shikoku, together accounting for 97% of Japan's land area.
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Jan Garanoz
Juhu Tara Road, Juhu,
Mumbai - 400049 India
Last updated: May 10, 2010