Nagasaki
Historic Port City; UNESCO World Heritage Sites Include The Hidden Christian Sites In The Nagasaki Region (2018) And Hashima Within Sites Of Japan'S Meiji Industrial Revolution (2015) · Nagasaki, Nagasaki
A port city on the western coast of Kyushu, built around a deep harbour among steep hills, and for over two centuries Japan's only window to the outside world. During the closed-country period the Dutch were confined to Dejima, a small artificial island that has been partly reconstructed, and Chinese traders had their own quarter, which is why Nagasaki has a Chinatown, a champon noodle dish and a Chinese-style lantern festival. It was also the centre of Japanese Christianity, suppressed for centuries; the Oura Church and the hidden Christian sites of the region are a World Heritage Site. On 9 August 1945 the second atomic bomb destroyed much of the city. The Peace Park, with its great statue, and the Atomic Bomb Museum tell that story. The Glover Garden preserves Western merchants' houses on the hill, and boat tours go out to Gunkanjima, the abandoned coal-mining island known as Battleship Island, part of another World Heritage listing. The night view from Mount Inasa is one of the finest in Japan. Nagasaki is compact, hilly and linked by trams.
Dejima, 6-1 Dejimamachi, Nagasaki, Nagasaki, 850-0862, Japan
NO OPENING TIME HERE WAS CHECKED. The typical pattern: the Atomic Bomb Museum, Dejima, Glover Garden and the Oura Church open around 8 to 8:30 am and close around 5:30 to 6 pm, later in summer and during festivals, with last entry about 20 to 30 minutes before closing. The Peace Park is open at all times. The Mount Inasa ropeway runs until about 10 pm, with maintenance closures. Gunkanjima tours leave at fixed morning and afternoon times and are cancelled in rough seas. Confirm times before travelling.