Ryukyuan mission to Edo
Historical term for diplomatic missions sent from the Ryukyu Kingdom to the Tokugawa shogunate in Edo (present-day Tokyo). Often used in the context of 謝恩使 (mission of gratitude) or 慶賀使 (congratulatory mission).
Edo-nobori refers to the missions dispatched by the Ryukyu Kingdom to the Edo shogunate.
A congratulatory mission from Ryukyu to Edo, typically sent to celebrate a shogunal succession.
Compound of 江戸 (Edo, the old name for Tokyo) and 上り (nobori, 'going up' to the capital). The term reflects the historical practice of traveling from the provinces to the shogun's seat of power.