Nagasaki's New Website Welcomes Ghost of Tsushima Fans to the Real Tsushima Island
Kyushu Entertainment Video games | 2020.07.31 |
Ghost of Tsushima is the next big hit on the gaming scene, and Tsushima Island's tourism association is here for it!

Image Source: Nagasaki Tabinet
The website starts by using imagery from the game and design reminiscent of its style to teach interested players about the real-life Tsushima Island, and the history referenced in the Ghost of Tsushima plotline. As a quote from Sucker Punch states, "the world of the game takes inspiration from the actual island of Tsushima and is therefore not a blueprint of the locale but rather portrays elements taken from reality." This new About Tsushima page helps take gameplayers from the mysterious semi-realistic virtual world to the reality of modern day Japan―starting with the very basics, like where on Earth IS Tsushima, really?
(Take a look at their map and you'll see that it's off the west coast of the island of Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan's main islands!)
(Take a look at their map and you'll see that it's off the west coast of the island of Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan's main islands!)

Image Source: Nagasaki Tabinet
Since the game takes so much inspiration from the actual invasion of the Mongolian army in the 1200s, the page features scans of an illustration from a genuine historical manuscript, depicting the events of the era, and goes over the details of some of the invasion's real battles.
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Name Tsushima Island, Nagasaki Website https://www.nagasaki-tabinet.com/nagasaki-tabinet/statics/ghost_of_tsushima/en/
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