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Your Complete Nagasaki Itinerary: Hills, History and Happy Days

Located on the southern Kyushu Island, Nagasaki is a different kind of Japanese city. When the nation’s borders were closed to much of the world, it served as the main access point for foreign trade and the Chinese, Portuguese and Dutch influences...

Exploring Fukue Island: A Goto Island Adventure in Nagasaki

The Goto Islands are an archipelago of 140 islands located off the west coast of Kyushu. As the name would suggest, there are five main islands, the southernmost of which, Fukue, is the largest in the chain. Goto is famous for its...

Oura Church: A Beacon for Christians in Nagasaki

Bernard ThaddĂ©e Petitjean - one of the founders of Oura Church Depending on where you’re from, it’s probably not a big deal to come across a Catholic church in your travels. In Japan, though, where just 1% of the...

Dejima: Nagasaki’s Historic Dutch Trading Post

Chief Factor's residence It's normal to feel a kind of curious magic as you step into Dejima, the open-air museum on the site of Nagasaki’s historic Dutch Trading Post. In the blink of an eye, the modern city...

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