Shrines, museums, parks, and the spots in between, with the access details worked out.
Opened in 2005 on the site of an Edo-period magistrate's office, this museum explores Nagasaki's distinctive history as Japan's historical gateway to overseas exchange.
NagasakiA hillside park in Nagasaki holding the Western houses of the foreign settlement, among them the oldest wooden Western building in Japan.
NagasakiThe fan-shaped island in Nagasaki that was Japan's only opening to the West for more than two centuries, now rebuilt street by street.
NagasakiAn abandoned coal mining island off Nagasaki, once the most crowded place in Japan, left empty since the mine closed in 1974.
NagasakiThe only Confucius temple in Japan built in full Chinese style, put up in 1893 by the Qing government and the Chinese community of Nagasaki.
NagasakiThe tutelary shrine of Nagasaki, re-established in 1625 after the city had been church land, and home of the Kunchi festival.
NagasakiA temple at Emukae in Sasebo where the maples of the garden are shown upside down, reflected in a panel set into the floor of the hall.
Sasebo · NagasakiA brick church of 1908 on an island in Nagasaki that now has no inhabitants, built by seventeen households of former hidden Christians.
Ojika · NagasakiA shrine at the centre of the island of Iki, founded in 811, to the small god Sukunahikona and to Sugawara no Michizane.
Iki · NagasakiA local museum in a park built around Hisagozuka, one of the largest burial mounds in Nagasaki, covering the area from the stone age to the Edo road.
Higashisonogi · NagasakiA Chinese temple in Nagasaki founded in 1629 by merchants from Fujian, with two buildings that are National Treasures.
NagasakiThe first Chinese temple built in Nagasaki, founded in 1620, and the place where the Obaku school of Zen began in Japan.
NagasakiA memorial park near the Nagasaki hypocentre, built around the great bronze Peace Statue and peace monuments donated by nations around the world.
NagasakiSpecialized aquarium featuring approximately 180 penguins from nine species, with interactive exhibits including a natural sea swimming environment.
NagasakiThis historic Chinatown in Nagasaki, among Japan's oldest, was established by Chinese traders in the late 16th century with traditional architecture and Chinese New Year festivities.
NagasakiThis Nagasaki shrine dedicated to the sea god offers traditional architecture, serene gardens, and hosts an annual August festival honoring maritime heritage.
NagasakiJapan's largest theme park by land area, recreating an authentic Dutch town complete with canals, windmills, and European architecture in Nagasaki Prefecture.
Sasebo · Nagasaki
