It is said that Emperor Qin sent Xu Fu and N boys and girls across the ocean in order to find the elixir of death, and Xu Fu went to Japan.
Xu Fu may be the first person to spread ancient Chinese culture and civilization to Japan. When Xu Fu arrived in Japan, Japan was still in the Stone Age. The advanced culture Xu Fu brought brought a huge impetus to the progress and development of Japanese society, and promoted the leap of Japanese society from the Jomon Period to the Yayoi Period.
According to Japanese archaeological excavations, Japanese land was connected to the Asian continent hundreds of thousands of years ago. For a long time, the original inhabitants relied on the strength of the group, used tools such as stone tools and wooden sticks, and made a living by hunting and gathering. About 10,000 years ago, transgression occurred in various parts of Japan. Due to multiple changes in the earth's crust and rising sea water, Japan gradually separated from the mainland and became the Japanese archipelago today, consisting of the four major islands of Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu and hundreds of islands. Made up of small islands. Since then, the original inhabitants of the Japanese archipelago have been cut off from the rest of the world.
As for the origin of the Japanese, there is such a folk legend in China: In order to find the elixir of immortality, Qin Shihuang in ancient my country sent the warlock Xu Fu to lead 3,000 boys and girls eastward to Japan. Xu Fu left and never returned. thrive in Japan. The 3,000 boys and girls brought by Xu Fu multiplied and became today's Japanese. Regarding this legend, scholars from China and Japan have been working tirelessly to collect evidence, conduct serious research and exploration, and hope to convince the world that Xu Fu's visit to Japan is indeed historical. According to historical records, Qin Shihuang indeed sent Xu Fu to Japan to search for the elixir of immortality. Xu Fu encountered a storm on the way to Japan and the ship was blown to Shingu City in Wakayama Prefecture. After landing, they began to work and reproduce here.
Xingu City, where Xu Fu landed, is a beautiful coast. There is also a red shrine on the coast, and the surrounding area is calm and peaceful. There is a small park near Xingong City. There is Xu Fu's tomb in the park. It is not clear whether it is a tomb or a tomb. There is a tombstone about 3 meters high in front of the tomb. The tombstone records in Chinese the story of how Xu Fu arrived in Japan in search of the elixir of life and why he settled in Japan. The tombstone was erected in 1834. The inscription "Xu Fu's Tombstone" was written by a famous Korean calligrapher. The poem on the tombstone was written by a Japanese sinologist. Every year on November 28, Wakayama people hold a commemorative event in this park to commemorate Xu Fu's landing.
The seaside of the New Palace can be seen everywhere with ruins about 1.5 meters high, stretching for more than 30 kilometers. Some Japanese scholars believe that this is a defense project built by Xu Fu in imitation of the Great Wall. Historical records indicate that during the Edo shogunate period, Japan also repaired the Great Wall.
In many places in Japan, especially Kyushu, there are Xufu temples. In the countryside of Jinli City, Saga, Xu Fu is worshiped as the god of medicine, and in other places he is also worshiped as the god of water, farming, and sericulture.
The area where Xu Fu landed is the earliest development area of ??Japanese culture, and it is also the place where the legendary Japanese figure Emperor Jimmu landed. Therefore, some people think that Xu Fu is the Emperor Jimmu in Japan's founding myth. Based on a bronze mirror from the Qin Dynasty and a huge sword used by the Qin people unearthed from the tomb of an important Japanese royal family who lived in the Amaterasu era, some scholars infer that the Japanese royal family has a close relationship with Xu Fu, because according to the landing of Xu Fu During this period, Japan was in the current social status of the Stone Age, and it was impossible for such a thing to appear. Japan's Yayoi culture is almost the same as the Qin and Han culture, and is thousands of years more advanced than Japan's inherent Jomon culture. The so-called Yayoi culture was also produced after Xu Fu came to Japan. Based on the records of Chinese historians and complete official historical materials, as well as research on geography, Japanese historical legends, as well as relics and unearthed antiquities from past dynasties, it is proved that the kingdom established by Xu Fu across the sea was Kinki, Japan. The founding of Japan by Emperor Jimmu coincided with Xu Fu's at the same time, with the same ideas, and with the same system, in all aspects. Therefore, some people assert that Xu Fu was the first emperor in Japanese history, and that Emperor Jimmu was the descendant of Xu Fu who gave Xu Fu a posthumous title in the eighth century. Posthumous title. This statement has been firmly opposed by Japanese scholars who firmly believe that they are descendants of gods.
Fanye Qifeng is a Japanese scholar who has conducted a relatively in-depth study of Xu Fu. He believes that Xu Fu was an outstanding leader of the Qi State who was famous for his research on the elixir of life. Xu Fu brought with him the great wealth of knowledge and wisdom of the Chinese people at that time, including Taoism. He believed that Xu Fu was the true founder of Japanese Shintoism.