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Nagasaki
Nagasaki is a harbour city on the west coast of Kyushu that was, for more than two centuries, Japan's only window on the West.
Nagasaki harbour from Mount Inasa
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the place
A harbour city between hills, the West's one door into Japan.
From 1641 the Dutch traded from Dejima, a small fan-shaped island in the harbour, now rebuilt, and Chinese merchants from their own quarter. When the port opened, Scottish merchants built on the hill above, and Glover Garden keeps their houses, among them the oldest Western-style wooden building in Japan, beside Oura Church, a World Heritage Site with the hidden Christian sites of the region. The Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Museum stand to the north of the city, met with the quiet they deserve.
From the summit of Mount Inasa the harbour is seen whole after dark, and a boat carries you out to Hashima, the island of concrete called Gunkanjima. We plan Nagasaki as a Custom Tour of Japan, created around your party alone. If you would rather travel independently, the Expert Japan Itinerary plans the days for you.
what we do here
Nagasaki, as we show it
Dejima
The Dutch trading island in the harbour, its warehouses and residences rebuilt.
Glover Garden
The merchants' houses on the hill above the port, and Oura Church below them.
Mount Inasa
The harbour and the city lit after dark, from the summit by ropeway.
The Peace Park
The statue, the fountains and the museum, in the north of the city.
Hashima
The island of concrete off the coast, seen from the boat and on its walkways.
questions
Questions about Nagasaki
How do you reach Nagasaki?
By train from Fukuoka, about an hour and a half with the Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen, or by air from Tokyo, about two hours.
Can Nagasaki be combined with the rest of Kyushu?
Yes. The Custom Tour of Japan can join it with Kurokawa Onsen, Beppu and Fukuoka, alongside anywhere else in Japan.
Can you plan a private journey to Nagasaki?
Yes. We plan it as a Custom Tour of Japan, created around your party alone, on your dates. If you would rather travel independently, the Expert Japan Itinerary plans the days for you.
Nagasaki, created for you alone.
The Custom Tour of Japan is created around your party alone, on your dates, and Nagasaki can be any part of it. If you would rather travel independently, the Expert Japan Itinerary plans every day for you.