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長崎県 · Shrines & temples

Saikyoji

平戸市佐世保・県北

Said to be where Kukai performed the goma rite. One of the largest three-storey pagodas in western Japan stands here.

長崎県 · Shrines & temples

Tabira Church

平戸市佐世保・県北

The congregation laid the brick themselves. An Important Cultural Property.

長崎県 · Shrines & temples

Himosashi Church

平戸市佐世保・県北

A great white church on Hirado Island.

長崎県 · Shrines & temples

Dozaki Church

五島市五島

The first church built in the Goto Islands. It exhibits material on the hidden Christians.

長崎県 · Shrines & temples

Mizunoura Church

五島市五島

A white wooden church, looking down on the sea from a hill.

長崎県 · Tourism

Dejima

長崎市長崎

The only window open to the West during the closed-country years. A fan-shaped artificial island.

長崎県 · Tourism

Gunkanjima

長崎市長崎

An island that flourished on coal and then emptied. Part of the World Cultural Heritage Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution.

長崎県 · Tourism

Heiwa Kinenzo

長崎市長崎

The right hand stands for the threat of the bomb, the left for peace, and the closed eyes for the repose of the dead.

長崎県 · Tourism

Meganebashi

長崎市長崎

One of the oldest stone arch bridges in Japan, crossing the Nakashima river.

長崎県 · Tourism

Sakitsu

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Abalone shells were used in place of sacred vessels: the ingenuity of faith in the years of hiding survives here.

長崎県 · Tourism

Shimabara Yusui

島原市島原半島

Groundwater from Unzen rises all over the town. Carp swim in the channels.

長崎県 · Tourism

Nagasaki Kunchi

長崎市長崎

Dragon dances and Dutch ships are dedicated here. The memory of overseas trade became a festival.

長崎県 · Tourism

Unzen Jigoku

雲仙市島原半島

Also a place of Christian martyrdom. Steam rises from the ground.

長崎県 · Tourism

Glover Garden

長崎市長崎

The former Glover House is the oldest Western-style wooden building in Japan. A component of the World Cultural Heritage site.

長崎県 · Tourism

Nagasaki Peace Park

長崎市長崎

The right hand of the Peace Statue stands for the threat of the bomb, the left for peace.

長崎県 · Tourism

Mt. Inasa

長崎市長崎

The ten-million-dollar night view. The basin shape of the land stacks the lights.

長崎県 · Tourism

Huis Ten Bosch

佐世保市佐世保・県北

A Dutch town recreated at full size. One of the largest theme parks in Japan.

長崎県 · Tourism

Kujukushima

佐世保市佐世保・県北

In fact there are 208 islands. Part of the Saikai National Park.

長崎県 · Tourism

Unzen Jigoku

雲仙市島原半島

The first national park in Japan. Also a place of Christian martyrdom.

長崎県 · Tourism

Lantern Festival

長崎市長崎

Fifteen thousand Chinese lanterns. A Lunar New Year observance of the Chinese community became a festival for the whole city.

長崎県 · Tourism

Hirado

平戸市佐世保・県北

The first Dutch trading post in Japan. On the slope, temple and church come into the same view.

長崎県 · Tourism

Goto Churches

五島市ほか五島

The islands to which the hidden Christians moved. Each village has its church.

長崎県 · Tourism

Shimabara Springs

島原市島原半島

雲仙の伏流水が町中に湧く。鯉の泳ぐ水路。

長崎県 · Art & museums

Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum

長崎市長崎

Two blocks straddling a canal, joined by a bridge, holding Japan's foremost collection of Spanish art.