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Shitsu Church

4.5

66 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Nagasaki Pref. Nagasakishi Nishishitsumachi 2633

"This church is included in the ""Shitsu Village of Sotome"" collection of cultural assets included under the ""Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region"" World Heritage listing. The church was completed in 1879 and was constructed by father Marc Marie de Rotz, who visited Shitsu in 1879, and local believers. The church is notable for its white plaster walls and its low roof, a design choice made due to the area's strong winds. Visitors interested in viewing the church must make contact in advance."

There is a good castella shop on the approach to this church. Other than that, not all too much to see here. To the learned visiter of course there is a lot more to it as this church represents the...
Catholic Kurosaki Church

4.0

44 Reviews

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Nagasaki Pref. Nagasakishi Kamikurosakimachi 26

"This church is located in Kamikurosaki-machi, Nagasaki City. Its construction began under the guidance of Father de Rotz in 1897 and was completed in 1920. It is a brick church made by the hands of believers. The land of Kurosaki is known as the stage for the novel ""Silence"" written by Shusaku Endo."

This is a relatively newer and larger red brick Romanesque church located just above the national road as you drive towards central Nagasaki City from the Ohno and Shitsu area which are components of...
Matsuura Historical Museum

4.0

62 Reviews

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Nagasaki Pref. Hiradoshi Kagamigawachou 12

This is a museum that conveys the history of the Lord Hirado Matsuura family who once dominated the northern area of Nagasaki Prefecture. In addition to weapons and letters from the Matsuura family, a large number of art objects such as paintings and maki-e artworks are displayed. The museum building uses the private residence of the Matsuura family built in 1893, and the stone steps and stone walls at the entrance date to the early Edo period. Experience trying on armor or a bridal kimono free of charge. It is ten minutes by car from Hiradoguchi Station.

The history of the Matsuura clan whose house this once was is on full display here along with the very attractive historical building the exhibits are displayed in and the tea house which...
Banshoin Temple

4.0

62 Reviews

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Nagasaki Tsushima-shi Izuharacho

The temple is located in Nishisato, Itsuwara, Itsuwara-cho, Tsushima City and is designated as a national historic site. The temple buildings have been destroyed by fire several times, but the gate remains as it was then, and is known as the oldest structure on Tsushima Island.

対馬の宗氏の菩提寺で歴代藩主の墓があります。対馬の一番の観光地でありますが、お墓を見るために長い階段を登る必要があり、それが大変だと脅かされますが実際はそんなに大変ではありません。ですのでがんばって登って歴史あるお墓をお参りしましょう。階段自体も非常に見栄えのするもので上がっていくことを楽しめます。朝鮮通信使の持ってきた三具足は最も小さなものが寺の内部に飾ってあります。他の物は太平洋戦争中の金属供...
Aosagaura Church

4.5

56 Reviews

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Nagasaki Pref. Minamimatsuragunshinkamigotouchou Namagou 1241

This cathedral is located in Namago, Shinkamigoto Town, Minami-matsuura County. The first church building was built around 1878, and the current third generation building was built in 1910. Designed by Yosuke Tetsukawa, known for helping with the construction of many churches in Nagasaki, believers are said to have made and carried the bricks from the coast. It has been designated a nationally important cultural property.

赤いレンガでできた天主堂です。五島で多くの教会を建てられた鉄川与助さんによる竣工です。このレンガを運んだのは女性とのことで、大変だったと思います。形の整った天主堂だと感じました。レンガの色と上に設置されている十字架の調和がとれているように感じます。この日は12時の鐘と、12時3分の鐘の音を聞けました。
Fukue Jo (Ishida Jo)

3.5

48 Reviews

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Nagasaki Goto-shi Ikedamachi 1-2

お城は今は五島高校です。この高校に通ってる彼らにその意識があるかどうかはわからないが。学校を囲む塀は石垣で元はお城。お堀を超えての通学石垣の脇のランニング。とても贅沢な環境に思えるのだが小学生はまだしも此処に通う高校生も自然に見ず知らずの観光客に挨拶する姿を見て何らかの影響があるのかなと思ったりもする。
Higashiyamate Ko Jusanbankan

4.0

52 Reviews

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Nagasaki Nagasaki-shi Higashiyamatemachi 3-1

Located along Holland Slope, this historical building is a representative Western-style house in the former foreign settlement area, and is now open to the public free of charge.

オランダエリアにある洋風建築で、明治中期にフランス領事館として建てられました。その後は領事代理の私邸だったりしたそうです。現在はカフェなどが入っており、無料で見学できるので、典型的な洋風建築を気軽に見ることができました。
Higashiyamate Junibankan

4.0

53 Reviews

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Nagasaki Nagasaki-shi Higashiyamatemachi 3-7

"This historical building, designated as a National Important Cultural Property, is located in Higashiyamate-cho, Nagasaki City, and is thought to have been constructed in 1868, the first year of the Meiji Era (1868). The museum is now the ""Nagasaki City Museum of the History of Private Schools in the Former Foreign Settlement."

Beautiful area, with a private university next door for women. Also close to Dutch slope, and other tourist attractions. Nice exhibit , where you can read about the first female missionary teachers...
Fukusai-ji Temple

4.0

36 Reviews

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Nagasaki Pref. Nagasakishi Chikugomachi 2-56

A venerable Buddhist temple founded by a Tang dynasty Chinese priest and one of the Four Nagasaki Temples of Good Fortune. Prior to World War II, it was designated a Special Protection Building (equivalent to today’s National Treasure designation), but the original building was lost due to the atomic bombing. Thereafter, the temple’s great statue of Kannon was built in prayer for the happiness in the next life of those who died from the bombing as well as in the war. The Sakura-machi stop on the tramway is the closes stop to the temple. A 10-minute walk from JR Nagasaki Station.

Fukusaiji is one of several Chinese temples in Nagasaki. But it is quite unique unlike other temples. There is a big statue of Guanyin Buddha standing on the back of a turtle. But it doesn’t seem to...
Kameyama Shachu Memorial Museum

4.0

38 Reviews

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Nagasaki Nagasaki-shi Irabayashi 2-9-2

A museum located in Irabayashi, Nagasaki City. The museum is operated by the Society for Utilizing the Kameyama Shachu-ba. The museum exhibits letters, photographs, and other materials concerning Sakamoto Ryoma, the Kamayama Shachu, and samurai who pushed for reformation in the Meiji period. The area is dotted with locations and facilities connected with Sakamoto Ryoma, including the Nagasaki Kameyama Shachu Memorial Museum and Ryoma-dori Street.

閉館時間の15分前に到着するとすでに門は閉じられていました。是非見学したかった場所なので残念。もう少しはやく行けばよかった。
Spectacles Bridge (Megane-bashi)

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Nagasaki Pref. Nagasakishi Uonomachi

This stone bridge spanning the Nakashima River was constructed by Kofukuji Temple’s monk Mokusu Nyojo in 1634. This is Japan’s first arch-type stone bridge with a total length of 22 meters, a width of 3.6 meters, and a height above the river surface of 5.46 meters. The name comes from how the shape of the bridge’s two semicircle arches are reflected in the water surface and look like eyeglasses when viewed from far away. This is one of Japan’s three great bridges along with Nihombashi Bridge and Kintaikyo Bridge. It was designated as a National Important Cultural Property in 1960.
Inori-no-oka Picture Book Museum

4.0

35 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Nagasaki Nagasaki-shi Minamiyamatemachi 2-10

"This museum, located along Glover Street, holds permanent and temporary exhibitions of original illustrated books from Japan and abroad, including the collection of Aya Omichi, an artist known for her picture books such as ""Gongon the Cat"" and ""Hana no Uta"" (Song of the Flower). The first floor of the facility is a ""Children's Bookstore: Fairy Tale Hall."

大浦天主堂に向かう坂の途中にある小さな絵本の美術館。絵本の蔵書は10,000冊になるとのこと。メルヘンチックでほのぼのした雰囲気はとても素敵です。スーベニアショップを眺めるのも良いですね。
Arima Christian Heritage Memorial Hall

4.0

30 Reviews

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Nagasaki Minamishimabara-shi Minami-arimacho Otsu 1395

Good place to go & learn about the rise & fall of Christianity in Nagasaki. The information provided was clear & the video summarised the displayed information.
Tachibana Shrine

4.0

19 Reviews

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Nagasaki Unzen-shi Chijiwacho Ki 529

A Shinto shrine located in Chijiwa-cho, Unzen City. The shrine is dedicated to Tachibana Shuta, a man who served as aide-de-camp to the crown prince and who also served as the principal of a school for cultivating young officer candidates. A museum on the grounds dedicated to the man operates out of a portion of Tachibana's childhood residence, which was dismantled and moved here. The temple is a famous destination for cherry blossom viewing, and in the spring some 1,000 cherry trees along the approach to the shrine come into bloom. At the end of the year, the shrine's torii gate is decorated with huge traditional bamboo decorations standing over 10-meters-tall which have been granted a Guinness World Record.

Tachibana Shrine is dedicated to army lieutenant colonel Shuta Tachibana who became famous in the Russo-Japanese War which occurred during the beginning on the 20th century. Tachibana Shrine is a...
Nagasaki City Bekko Crafts Museum

4.0

29 Reviews

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Nagasaki Nagasaki-shi Matsugaemachi 4-33

Located along the Oura Kaigan Dori, this facility exhibits about 300 pieces of tortoiseshell work, one of Nagasaki's representative traditional crafts, in the building of the former Nagasaki Customs Office, a National Important Cultural Property, and also displays materials related to customs.

旧香港上海銀行長崎支店記念館の近くにあります。長崎がべっこうで有名なのは全然知らなかったのですが、約300点の作品が展示されています。入場料も安いですし、外観も国の重要文化財ですし、近くに来たらぜひ一緒にこちらも見る価値あると思います。
Former Shitsu Aid Center

4.5

25 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Nagasaki Nagasaki-shi Nishishitsumachi 2696-1

"This historical building in Nishidezu-cho, Nagasaki City was built in 1883 by Father de Roth, a French missionary who was assigned to the area in the Meiji era (1868-1912), as a vocational school for local women. It is designated as a National Important Cultural Property and is also included in the World Heritage Site ""Dezu Settlement on the Outer Sea"" of the ""Heritage Site Related to the Hidden Christians in Nagasaki and Amakusa Region""."

世界遺産「潜伏キリシタン」の出津集落にある女性のための授産施設跡です。この地の余りに貧しい女性達のためにド・ロ神父が私財を投げうって作ったマカロニや糸、素麺など換金性の高い品の製造所はその建物やこの地独特の製法のド・ロ壁と共に重文指定されています。シスターによる説明をぜひ聴かれることをお勧めします。再び祖国に帰らない覚悟で危険な禁教下の日本に来て生涯この地に奉仕した神父の愛の物語に感動しました。
Unzen Vidro Museum

3.5

27 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Nagasaki Unzen-shi Obamacho Unzen 320

"An art museum located in Unzen, Obama-cho, Unzen City. The museum's collection consists of Japanese ""vidro"" blown glass, whose techniques were transmitted to Nagasaki from Portugal; and antique Bohemian and other varieties of glassware. In addition to glassware, the museum holds season exhibitions of porcelain, paintings, and other works of art. The museum also holds special glassmaking experiences in which participants can create a piece of glassware using techniques such as fusing and sandblasting."

Si tratta di un piccolo museo del vetro molto curato. Gli arredi sono depoca e testimoniano la storia del sito.
Minami Yamate Rest House (Minami Yamate Otsu 27-Bankan)

4.0

22 Reviews

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Nagasaki Nagasaki-shi Minamiyamatemachi 7-5

A historical building located in Minamiyamate-cho, Nagasaki City, this house was built at the end of the Edo period (the early days of the foreign settlement) on land adjacent to Glover Garden.

グラバースカイロードを上がって祈念坂のほうに向かうとあります。外国人居留地初期の住宅デザインで、現在は無料の休憩所として使われています。祈念坂から上がってくるルートだと結構しんどいと思うので、いったん休むにはいい場所です。
Mikawachiyaki Museum

4.5

18 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Nagasaki Sasebo-shi Mikawachihonmachi 343

Located along Route 35 in Mikawachi Honmachi, Sasebo City, this museum exhibits excellent works of Mikawachi Pottery, a traditional craft with a 400-year history from the early Edo period to contemporary artists, and offers hands-on activities such as painting and openwork carving. The museum is also adjacent to the Sasebo City Utsuwa Historical Museum, where visitors can learn about the history of Sasebo pottery, including Mikawachi ware.

佐世保線三河内駅近くにあります。車利用で佐世保に行ったので立ち寄りました。江戸-明治時代の白磁の作品や現代作家の作品が展示されています。三川内焼の名作を多く拝見させていただきました。しかも入館無料でした。絵付け・透かし彫り体験などもできますが、10名以上での申し込みとなっていたので断念しました。素朴な感じの焼き物に魅力を感じました。
Nagasaki Dinosaur Museum

4.0

5 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Nagasaki Nagasaki-shi Nomomachi 568-1

A very educational place to learn how the different fossils are found in Nagasaki. The replicas of the different types of dinosaurs are very realistic. Entrance fee was okay, ¥500 for adults. To me...

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This hidden corner of the country is rural Japan at its best, where underground activity is to thank for active volcanoes and bubbling natural hot springs along the Shimabara Peninsula as well as the crystal clear waters of the Goto Islands off the west coast. Less well known than Hiroshima’s Peace Memorial Park, Nagasaki commemorates its own past at the Nagasaki Peace Park, which sits alongside the charming Meganebashi stone bridge and a mix of religious buildings with beautiful architecture, such as the Zen Buddhist Sofukuji Temple, the Confucian Shrine, and the Oura Christian Church.