Nagasaki Vacations, Japan

Nagasaki is the capital of Nagasaki prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. Under the national isolation policy of the Tokugawa shogunate, Nagasaki harbor was the only harbor to which entry of foreign ships was permitted. Even today, Nagasaki shows the influence of many cultures such as Dutch, Portuguese, and Chinese.

On 9 August 1945, three days after the bombing of Hiroshima, a nuclear bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, killing a total of over 100,000 people. Japan surrendered unconditionally six days later.

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Things To Do and See in Nagasaki

Oura Catholic Church, Nagasaki
The oldest wooden Gothic church in Japan was buil

for the exclusive use of foreign residents.
Attraction type: Religious site

Spectacles Bridge (Meganebashi), Nagasaki
From afar, this beautiful old stone bridge, with its arches

reflected in the water, resembles a pair of glasses.
Attraction type: Bridge

Confucius Shrine and Museum of Chinese History, Nagasaki
Chinese residents of Nagasaki built this red-and-yellow shrine to the famous

Chinese philosopher in 1893, which also houses a museum with

Chinese treasures on loan from Beijing.
Attraction type: Historic site; History museum

Chinatown, Nagasaki
Restaurants with noodles and other Chinese dishes are a

popular draw at Japan’s oldest Chinatown, dating back to the 17th century.
Attraction type: Neighborhood

Dejima, Nagasaki
An artificial island to which Dutch workers were restricted

during Japan's era of isolation, the area is now being restored and

includes historical buildings, a museum and a miniature model of the former island.
Attraction type: Island