Culture Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum The Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum houses artifacts, relics and information related to the tragic atomic bombing of August 9, 1945. It is the sister museum..
Culture Urakami Cathedral The Urakami Catholic Cathedral is located in Urakami, Nagasaki Prefecture, and was completely destroyed during the atomic bombing of Nagasaki in 1945...
Culture Nagasaki Shinchi Chinatown 4 (1Review) Nagasaki Shinchi Chinatown is the oldest of its kind in Japan. There are only three Chinatowns in Japan. The district in downtown Nagasaki extends over..
Culture Nagasaki Tall Ships Festival 2026 Late Apr The Nagasaki Tall Ships Festival has been an annual event since 2000, and highlights the port city's connection with international..
Traditional Toronagashi in Sasebo 2026 Saturday - Aug 15th The souls of Sasebo's departed are guided back to their eternal rest by lanterns set afloat on the Sasebo River on the final..
Culture Hashima Rey Waters Hashima: "Battleship Island" (Gunkanjima) was a historic coal mining that began in the 1800's. Near Nagasaki, the island became..
Culture Chinzei Taisha Suwa Shrine The Chinzei Suwa Shrine has a long and complicated history. It began in 1614, the same year as Tokugawa's Edict Against Christianity. The shrine was..
Museums Glover Garden in Nagasaki Alena Eckelmann Glover Garden in Nagasaki: posh residences of former foreign VIP residents in a hill on the Minami-Yamate hill