Reconstruction of the 1639 warehouse of the Dutch Trading Post in Hirado

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This trading post built in Hirado flourished as port of trade with the Netherlands for 33 years from 1609 to 1641 until the move to Nagasaki’s Dejima Island. The stone warehouse built in 1639 to store trade cargo is Japan’s first western-style building, and the exterior resembles the style of buildings in the Netherlands. To the Japanese this exterior was a strange sight and since the Western calendar was inscribed on the gables the Edo shogunate had it destroyed. The Hirado Dutch Trading Post that opened in 2011 is a faithful reconstruction of this building. Visitors can also peruse materials that concern trade in those days.

Spot details

Reconstruction of the 1639 warehouse of the Dutch Trading Post in Hirado

Address: Nagasaki Pref. Hiradoshi Okubochou 2477 Map
Area: Hirado Area
Phone: 0950260636
Hours: 8:30-17:30
Closed: June.3rdTuesdayWednesdayThursday
Fees: [Admission fee]
[Adult]310yen
[Child]210yen
Parking Lot: Not available
Credit Card: Available(VISA, MasterCard)
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Not available
Note: Temporary suspension:Closed until May 24, 2020 (Information as of May 5, 2020)
* Information may be changed, so please be sure to check the official information.
Estimated stay time: 30-60 minutes
Wheelchair accessible: Available
Infant friendly: Available

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Articles about this spot

Review

One floor of good displays and upper floor for other exhibitions

Reviewed : 2022.12.08

Whilst this building which was rebuilt over the old 1600s foundations of the Dutch Trading Post has limited space it was very worthwhile visiting to get an idea of how the Dutch lived and traded...
History of trade

Reviewed : 2021.02.25

It is a symbolic monument of Hirado and its glorious time of the foreign trade. Unfortunately the building is a reconstruction, but it is well imitated. The exhibit inside is about the history of the...
A small place for a great history

Reviewed : 2019.02.10

This small building has been designed to match the actual Dutch Trading Post that existed some five hundred years and located at the old location. It houses a small exhibition with rare books a d...