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Dejima Island's Legacy

Dejima Island's Legacy

Alena Eckelmann

Dejima was a trading port and Japan's window to the world during the Edo Period, when the country was closed to foreigners, except for the Dutch!

Nagasaki 1
Nozaki, the Abandoned Island

Nozaki, the Abandoned Island

Denes Perlaky

with many other churches, it has been added to the Tentative List of UNESCO... World Heritage Sites in 2007 and is waiting for the final decision.

Nagasaki 2
Shirakawa-Go Village

Shirakawa-Go Village

Michael Mighty

Hakusan (one of the three holy mountains in Japan) Registered as a World... Heritage Site, thousands of tourists visit this village every year to

Gifu 5