The landscape of Tomonoura was highly evaluated by Chosen Tsushinshi, and it is recorded that it was the most beautiful place in Japan (by the eighth Chosen Tsushinshi).
また鞆の浦の景観を朝鮮通信使が高く評価し、日本で最も美しいとしたことも記録に残っている（第8次通信使）。