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With trundling trams and a sunny disposition, Nagasaki has an international
atmosphere derived from its rich and colourful history of contact with the outside
world. Throughout the more than 200 years of isolation, finally ending in 1859,
it was the only port open to foreign contact and even then, only to the Dutch
and the Chinese. Many of the most interesting features of this enjoyable and
easy-going city are signs of the foreign influence that have shaped it over the
years.
Of course, Nagasaki is best known internationally for its tragic fate as the
target of the second atomic bomb to be dropped on Japan in August 1945. Visitors
to the city should all pay a pilgrimage to the Peace Park and the tremendously
affecting Atomic Bomb Museum, all the more harrowing for being so objectively
presented.
In the south of the city, Glover Park is a beautifully landscaped garden featuring
a cluster of Meiji-era buildings. These were the homes of some of the first foreign
residents to settle in Nagasaki in the 19th century. Among them is the oldest
Western-style building in Japan, Glover Mansion, romanticised as the home of
Puccini’s tragic heroine, Madame Butterfly.
Chinese influence has also left its mark on Nagasaki, not least in the bustling
Chinatown but also in some exotic temples. Built in 1646, Sofuku-ji temple is
the city’s oldest surviving building, distinctive with its colourful, Ming-style
architecture. Its gate is said to be built in the image of the legendary Chinese
underwater paradise. Another famous sight in the temple district is Kofuku-ji
temple, founded by a Chinese Zen priest in 1623 and still visited by many Chinese
pilgrims today. It was also a Chinese Zen priest who gave Nagasaki its most photographed
sight, the Megane-bashi (Spectacles Bridge), so called because its two stone
arches reflected in the river look just like a pair of glasses. China actually
owns the land upon which the lavish, yellow-roofed Koshi-byo Confucian Temple
is built.
Up 277 stone steps to the north however, beats the heart of Japanese tradition
in cosmopolitan Nagasaki. Suwa Jinja shrine was originally established to promote
Shinto when the Christian faith was getting too popular for the taste of the
Shogun. This scenic and highly popular shrine is where all the different local
dances are showcased before being performed in the streets during the famous
Nagasaki Kunchi festival. |
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Accommodation |
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| ANA Hotel JR Huis Ten Bosch |
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0956-58-7111 |
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0956-58-7159 |
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10 Huis Ten Bosch-cho, Sasebo-shi, Nagasaki 859-3296, Japan |
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| Modeled after Amsterdam's Central Railway Station, this 12 story
hotel is the centerpiece of Nagasaki's Huis Ten Bosch (Dutch Village). |
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| ANA Hotel Nagasaki Gloverhill |
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095-818-6601 |
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1-18 Minamiyamate-machi, Nagasaki 850-0931, Japan |
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| Located on a mountainside in Nagasaki-Minamiyamate, the southern
part of Nagasaki City, ANA Hotel Nagasaki Gloverhill provides guests with first
class service and refined facilities for their relaxation. |
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Sightseeing |
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| Sofukuji Temple |
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095-823-2645 |
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7-5 Kajiyamachi, Nagasaki-shi, Nagasaki |
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8:00-17:00 |
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¥300 for adults, ¥150 for junior high/high students, ¥100
for primary students |
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| In 1629, people from "Fukushu (Fuzhou)," China living
in Nagasaki invited a Buddhist monk, "Chozen," from their homeland
and built this temple. It contains two national treasures, the main hall and "Daiippo-mon"
and five nationally important cultural properties, including the "Ryugu-mon." |
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| Oura Catholic Church |
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095-823-2628 |
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5-3 Minamiyamatemachi, Nagasaki-shi, Nagasaki |
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8:30-17:00 (8:00-18:00 March to November) |
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¥250 for adults, ¥200 for junior high/high students, ¥150
for primary students |
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| The oldest wooden Gothic church (still existing) in Japan built
by the French priests Faure and Petitjean. The stained glass was made in France
about 130 years ago. |
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| Urakami Cathedral |
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095-844-1777 |
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1-79 Motoomachi, Nagasaki-shi, Nagasaki |
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9:00-17:00 |
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By donation |
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| After 200 years of prohibition of Christianity in Japan, Christians
returned from the "journey" (they were forced into hard labor in other
domains and they called it the "journey") to this land. They took 30
years to complete this Cathedral. |
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| Glover Garden |
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095-822-8223 |
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8-1 Minamiyamatemachi, Nagasaki-shi, Nagasaki |
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8:00-17:40 (20:30 July 20 to October 9) |
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¥600 for adults, ¥300 for high students, ¥180 for primary/junior
high students |
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| Western-style buildings in the city built from the end of the
Tokugawa era to the Meiji era have been relocated and gathered here. There are
nine western-style buildings in the garden. This is one of the best tourist spots
in Nagasaki. |
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| Dutch Slope |
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Higashiyamatemachi, Nagasaki-shi, Nagasaki |
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Always open |
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Free |
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| A long time ago, people in Nagasaki called all western people
"Oranda san (Dutch person)" and all sloping streets in western settlements
"Oranda-zaka (Dutch slope)." The most famous is a stone-paved street
with a gentle slope leading to Kwassui Women´s College. |
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Restaurants |
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| Steakhouse Okano |
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095-824-3048 |
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6-8 Motoshikkuimachi, Nagasaki-shi, Nagasaki |
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12:00-14:00, 17:00-22:00 |
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"Ajisai course" ¥5,000, "osusume course (recommended
course)" from ¥7,500, lunch from ¥1,000 |
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| The counters and tables are equipped with steel hotplates where
beefsteak, produced in Nagasaki, and seafood are cooked and served. Various courses
and lunch dishes are also popular here. |
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| Kouzanrou (Chuka-gai honten) |
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095-821-3735 |
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12-2 Shinchimachi, Nagasaki-shi, Nagasaki |
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11:00-20:30 |
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Set meals ¥2,000 to ¥3,000, full courses ¥4,000 to ¥10,000,
"champon (a soup noodle)" ¥700, "jo-champon (deluxe champon)"
¥900, "gokujo-champon (super-deluxe champon)" ¥1,500 |
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| A Chinese restaurant located in Nagasaki´s Chinatown. Dishes
using ingredients imported from China and local seafood are popular here. The
famous "champon" has a delicious light soup cooked with lots of chicken
bones. |
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| Shikairo |
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095-822-1296 |
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4-5 Matsugaemachi, Nagasaki-shi, Nagasaki |
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11:30-15:00, 17:00-20:00 |
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"Champon" ¥950, "sara-udon (fried noodle)" ¥900 |
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| The founder, Mr. "Chin Heijun (Chen Ping Shun)," is
known as the originator of "champon." He created this dish for Chinese
students and residents in Nagasaki and founded this restaurant in 1899. |
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| Kyokaen |
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095-821-1507 |
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9-7 Shinchimachi, Nagasaki-shi, Nagasaki |
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11:00-15:00, 17:00-20:30 |
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Courses from ¥4,000, "kakuni-don (braised pork on rice)"
¥1,200. |
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| This restaurant with a richly colored Chinese style exterior
serves
"champon" and "sara-udon," as well as this restaurant´s
specialty, "kakuni-don" with thick tasty sauce. |
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Shopping |
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| Fukusaya |
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095-821-2938 |
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3-1 Funadaikumachi, Nagasaki-shi, Nagasaki |
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8:30-20:00 |
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"Castella (sponge cake)" (size-1) ¥1,400, "Oranda
cake (Dutch cake)" (size-1) ¥1,400, "tezukuri monaka (wafer cake)"
from ¥600 |
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| This is an very old and traditional castella shop founded in
1624. They have been using traditional Portuguese cooking methods since its foundation.
Fukusaya´s castella has sugar grains at the bottom of the moist sponge. |
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