I love to visit cemeteries when I visit new places. There is something old and beautiful about them that tells you a lot about the local history and its people. Nagasaki includes Japan's oldest foreign community. Miraculously, this cemetery surrvived the atomic bombing of 1945. There is a Christian plot area here as well as a Jewish plot area. And in another part of the city, there is a large Chinese cemetery as well, mixed in with the very large and unique Buddhist cemetery.
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Nagasaki Sakamoto Foreign Cemetery
Eternal sleep in Japan's oldest foreign community
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Victoria Vlisides
8 years ago
Very peaceful
Justin Velgus
9 years ago
Thanks for sharing. Memories of these people will live in with these photos and some more visitors.
Michael Flemming
11 years ago
Larry, I like cemetary's, too. Great shots. Thanks for sharing.
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