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This writing reviewed characteristics of a historical record 󰡔comings and goings of Chinese vessels and Chinese, management of Yaeyama island of Korean or Japanese when ships with foreigners on board were on the float󰡕 related to the measures of foreign vessels of modern Japan. The case is shedding new light on the history of Yaeyama, formation history of Ryukyu Kingdom which was referred to as the sea kingdom, and moreover, it is providing a vital clue for understanding the historical position of Yaeyama. Also, the case above is a valuable historical material that signifies a glimpse of how foreign policy of Ryukyu was enforced. The content is on the work know-hows of Yaeyama local officials about Ryukyu vessels visiting China under investiture system as well as how they were asked to issue specific guidelines of various cases according to the traffic of Chinese and Korean vessels or visit and drift of Korean vessels and foreign vessels other than Japanese and to report work conditions at the same time. At the time, Ryukyu was under a situation where they could not carry out independent foreign policies because they belonged to both China and Japan by invasion of Satsuma-Han in 1609, and it was identified that they were under the dual control from diplomatic policy of Edo Bakuhu to colonization of Satsuma.