- Nagasaki City 1 Day Must-See Model Course
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Nagasaki City
Nagasaki City 1 Day Must-See Model Course
Start: Nagasaki Station
Pick up a map at the tourist information office in the station
NEXT: 15 minutes by No.1 or 3 Tram to Matsuyama Tram Stop
Learn the facts about the atomic bombing
- The Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum
- Nagasaki City The Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum covers the history of this event in the accessible form of a story. It begins with the disastrous scene of the attack and includes the events leading up to the dropping of the atomic bomb, the reconstruction of Naga... VIEW MORE
See the Peace Statue and artworks donated from all over the world
- Peace Park
- Nagasaki City The Peace Park was founded with the desire for world peace in mind. After the atomic bomb exploded, it was said that grass and trees would not grow on this spot for 75 years. However, this park is currently full of trees, flowers and art works don... VIEW MORE
NEXT: 15 minutes by No.1 Tram to Dejima Tram Stop
The only place where Japan carried out exchange with the West from the 16th to the 19th century
- Dejima (Desima, Deshima) - Site of the Former Dutch Trading Post
- Nagasaki City Constructed in 1636, Dejima would later become a place where the Dutch East India Company would install a trading post, allowing the transport into Japan of both Western goods and the latest news of overseas current affairs. At the same time, Japa... VIEW MORE
NEXT: Walk 2 minutes
Check out the art at this museum designed by Kengo Kuma
- Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum
- Nagasaki City Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum was designed by the world-famous Japanese architect Kengo Kuma. Bisected by a canal, the building features a green rooftop garden from which a panoramic view of the Nagasaki Port and the lush greenery of the Seaside... VIEW MORE
NEXT: Take a 10 minute walk
Stroll through the seaside park and enjoy the greenery and the fresh ocean breeze.
OR take the No. 1 tram from Dejima Tram Stop to Tsukimachi Tram Stop, change to the No. 5 tram, and get off at Oura Tenshudo-Shita Tram Stop.
Catch a glimpse of 19th – 20th century Nagasaki, and the era of Madame Butterfly
- Glover Garden
- Nagasaki City This garden has been designated as an Important Cultural Asset. Here you can visit the beautiful traditional homes built for British merchants, including the oldest wooden Western-style residence in Japan, built by the Scottish merchant Thomas Glo... VIEW MORE
NEXT: Walk 1 minute
Discover the oldest existing church in Japan, the location of the so-called “Miracle of the East”.
- Oura Cathedral
- Nagasaki City Oura Cathedral is the oldest wooden church of gothic architecture existing in Japan. It was built in 1864 by a French missionary, and was thus known by the people of Nagasaki at the time as the “French Temple”. This church was dedicated to the 26 ... VIEW MORE
15 min by free shuttle bus from hotels and JR Nagasaki Station to Fuchi Shrine
From Fuchi Shrine by Ropeway to Mt. Inasa Observatory.
- Nagasaki Night View from Mt. Inasa
- Nagasaki City Nagasaki’s night view is spectacular. With Nagasaki port at the center, mountains loom on three sides. Homes and city lights populate the slopes, their lights mingling with the twinkling stars in the sky. Nagasaki’s splendid night view can be enjo... VIEW MORE
Stay at a Hotel in Nagasaki City
For more information about public transportation in Nagasaki City, please
see: Transportation page.
