Location: Nagasaki
Top Things to do in Nagasaki
The 10 Best Things to do Good for Couples in Nagasaki, Kyushu-Okinawa
Nagasaki (長崎市, Nagasaki-shi, Japanese: [naɡaꜜsaki]) ( listen (help·info)) is the capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan. The city's name, 長崎, means "Long Cape" in Japanese. Nagasaki became a centre of colonial Portuguese and Dutch influence in the 16th through 19th centuries, and Churches and Christian Sites in Nagasaki have been proposed for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Part of Nagasaki was home to a major Imperial Japanese Navy base during the First Sino-Japanese War and Russo-Japanese War.
Restaurants in Nagasaki
1. Mt. Inasa
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4.5 based on 1,458 reviews
Reviewed By ArsenalPC - Sydney, Australia
Amazing view of nagasaki City at night. Get here by coach, 5min walk from Mt Inasa ropeway station or Taxi. Entrance is free at the observatory. Plenty of people at night but he lookout platform is quite spacious. Highly recommend if your in nagasaki This view is only second to Victoria Peak in Hong Kong. You don't realise how big Nagasaki is until you come up here. Definitely come here at night instead of daytime
2. Nabekanmuriyama Park
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4.5 based on 117 reviews
Reviewed By ram3008 - Fukuoka, Japan
Great view at night standing from highest you can see Nagasaki view by night . It's so gorgeous, lighting and lively
3. Inasayama Observation Deck
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4.5 based on 332 reviews
Reviewed By manucanuck - Hong Kong, China
Took the tram and got off at takaramachi stop, from here it’s an easy 15 minutes walk to the cable car station. The roundtrip fare of the cable car is Jpn$1230, it runs every 20 minutes. Went on in late September at around 6, beautiful sunset and it was quite windy, temperature was around 20 ish and it definitely got colder into the night. But it’s worth the wait, beautiful view of the entire city, lucky to spot hashima island also!
4. Glover Garden
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4.0 based on 2,062 reviews
This open air museum consists of nine Western-style homes built between 1868 and 1912 for Western merchants living in Japan. Glover Mansion, the most famous of these, is Japan's oldest Western-style house.
Reviewed By feelfukuokajapan
For those of you who don't know, Glover Garden is an open air museum in Nagasaki that exhibits mansions of several of the city's former foreign residents and related buildings. It is located on the hill where Western merchants settled down after the end of Japan's era of seclusion in the second half of the 19th century. As mentioned, it is on a hill. It might be very exhausting to see the whole garden, especially on a hot day. However, the view on the city from the hill is just amazing.
5. Spectacles Bridge (Meganebashi)
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4.0 based on 1,290 reviews
From afar, this beautiful old stone bridge, with its arches reflected in the water, resembles a pair of glasses.
Reviewed By ram3008 - Fukuoka, Japan
The bridge was originally built in 1634, its construction overseen by the Chinese monk who would go on to become the resident priest of Kofukuji Temple, which is located a short walk away. The bridge, along with many of the others along the river, was badly damaged by floodwaters in 1982, but has since been repaired with recovered stones.
6. Dejima
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 1,156 reviews
An artificial island to which Dutch workers were restricted during Japan's era of isolation, the area is now being restored and includes historical buildings, a museum and a miniature model of the former island.
Reviewed By deckchairtraveller - Sydney, Australia
Thus is the re-make of the original Dutch settlement on edge of the old Nagasaki harbour. Was a locally built island JUST for the Europeans, has been realistically restored. Excellent historic exhibits and rooms made to look like they originally were utilised (stores or living). At the far end of the street is a model of the island n' buildings and shows you just how small (n' compact) it all was then. Established in 1500's and lasted till mid 1800's and was the "sugar route" into the rest of Japan. Imports were sugar, tobacco and (early on) even silk from China.
7. Oura Catholic Church
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4.0 based on 985 reviews
The oldest wooden Gothic church in Japan was built for the exclusive use of foreign residents.
Reviewed By satokot2018
Newly remodeled recently, and they have a museum/exhibit building right next to the church where you can learn so much about the history of the hidden christian in Nagasaki. The admission fee is reasonable for all the information they offer.
8. Nagasaki Peace Park
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4.0 based on 1,471 reviews
The magnificent Nagasaki Peace Statue is one of many dramatic statues and sculptures at this park reminding visitors of the nuclear catastrophe and the need for world peace.
Reviewed By Karinakc - Parkdale, Australia
Peaceful park containing memorial sculptures from various countries scattered around the park - explanations in English for each one. Well maintained, escalators up to it, a must see whilst in Nagasaki. Easy to walk to the museum/memorial hall from here, recommend gerting off the tram at the Peace Park stop, as the rest is downhill from here. Also at the far right end of the biggest main statue, if you pop outside of the park you can get a great photo of the Cathedral - signposted. Free entry.
9. Glover House and Office
10. Nagasaki Dejima Wharf
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 244 reviews
Reviewed By 937FredW
Excellent place to while away the time while enjoying a meal or a drink and see the activity in the harbor.
