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This article is a review of the conventional explanation that the Tsushima Domain “forced” the Joseon Tongsingsa to visit Nikkō under the direction of the shogunate in 1636. Through this, this study reconsidered the character of Edo bakufu's diplomacy, which had been said through the expression “Bui”. In addition, this study continued to examine how the historical memory of visit to Nikkō, which was established later, actually affected the diplomacy of early modern Japan. First of all, after reviewing the records of the Tongsinsa and the records of Tsushima in 1636, it can be seen that Tsushima was more willing to persuade the envoys by appealing to the political crisis of the daimyō than the bakufu. In addition, unlike the conventional explanation of “forced”, Nikkō pilgrimage was aimed at emphasizing the “virtue” of the bakufu, so it was advertised as if the Tongsinsa had voluntarily petitioned. Through the above facts, we were able to confirm that the basic policy of the bakufu's diplomacy was to emphasize the practice of “virtue”, not the expression of “Bui”. Next, this article confirmed the history of visit to Nikkō, which was told by records left by Tsushima in future generations, and tracked the process of establishing such historical memories. The records were based on the “word tradition” that appeared when the bakufu and Tsushima discussed the Nikkō pilgrimage of Tongsinsa in 1682. It contained a self-showoff that Tsushima had established Nikkō pilgrimage instructed by the bakufu without giving up threats against envoys. This “word tradition” was also reflected in the historical description of Tsushima, which was established later, and the Nikkō pilgrimage was recorded as if it had been achieved through “forced” against Tongsinsa. However, the memory of “forced” that Tsushima's “word tradition” describes caused the bakufu to resent and eventually led to the complete withdrawal of the Nikkō pilgrimage. Finally, in 1711 during the reform of the Tongsinsa's invitation ceremony, Tsushima advocated the memory of the Nikkō pilgrimage as an example of the service by ancestors to express its willingness to achieve the bakufu's orders. This claim is returned to Tsushima as the bakufu's logic to ensure the practice of faithful service. Since then, Tsushima has persuaded the Tongsinsa to implement the invitation ceremony reform through the “forced” method that was included in their memories, but was forced to face strong opposition from the Tongsinsa. Rather, the direct reason why the Tongsinsa changed their mind was because of the logical persuasion in line with Confucian universalism and the principle of “equal courtesy” based on the presentation of scriptures.