Nagasaki

After having landed with the ferry from Busan in Fukuoka, I headed directly to Nagasaki, since I visited Fukuoka on my trip to Japan in 2009.

In a way, starting a trip to Japan in Nagasaki is a little odd, because Nagasaki is not a very typical Japanese city. It's a city where Christianity has some presence due to its history. It is also coloured from Europe more deeply than any other Japanese city. During the Tokugawa shogunate (1603-1867), with exception of its very end, Japan kept itself largely secluded from the outside world. The only European power to trade with Japan was the Netherlands, but they were confined to stay on the small island of Dejima in the Nagasaki harbour.

And of course, Nagasaki is also known for what happened on 9 August 1945: The second dropping of an atomic bomb.

Nagasaki is bit stretched out with the railway station 1-2 km north of the downtown area, but 2-3 km south of Urakami, which is where the atomic bomb was dropped. On my day of arrivael, I explored the sights in the vicinity of the railway station. The second day I spent in Urakami and on my last day I was in downtown and the area south of downtown.

Around Nagasaki Station 1. The 26 Martyrs' Memorial	2. Brutalism Meets Gaudì
3. Mosaic Wall	4. Graveyard
5. Cat	6. Fukusai-ji
7. Inside Fukusai-ji	8. Suwa-jinja
9. Torii	10. Tie a Rope around a Tree
11. Megane-bashi	12. Tram
Urakami 13. 11:02	14. Cathedral Wall
15. Memorial Statue	16. Another Statue
17. Hypocentre Park	18. The Peace Park
19. The Peace Statue	20. Statue of a Woman
21. Monument with Crane	22. Urakami Cathedral
23. Remnants of the Original	Central Nagasaki 24. Dejima
25. Dejima Room	26. Room with Stove
27. Dining Room	28. Chinatown Gate
29. Small House	30. Tree with Red Flowers
31. Sofuku-ji	32. Sofuku-ji Altar
33. Figurines in Sofuku-ji	South of the Centre 34. Oura Cathedral
35. Glover Garden	36. View from Glover Garden
37. Tree in Purple	38. Tree with White Flowers
39. European House	40. Glover House
41. Room in Glover House	42. Japanese Garden
43. The Dutch Slopes

Around Nagasaki Station 1. The 26 Martyrs' Memorial	2. Brutalism Meets Gaudì	3. Mosaic Wall
4. Graveyard	5. Cat	6. Fukusai-ji
7. Inside Fukusai-ji	8. Suwa-jinja	9. Torii
10. Tie a Rope around a Tree	11. Megane-bashi	12. Tram
Urakami 13. 11:02	14. Cathedral Wall	15. Memorial Statue
16. Another Statue	17. Hypocentre Park	18. The Peace Park
19. The Peace Statue	20. Statue of a Woman	21. Monument with Crane
22. Urakami Cathedral	23. Remnants of the Original	Central Nagasaki 24. Dejima
25. Dejima Room	26. Room with Stove	27. Dining Room
28. Chinatown Gate	29. Small House	30. Tree with Red Flowers
31. Sofuku-ji	32. Sofuku-ji Altar	33. Figurines in Sofuku-ji
South of the Centre 34. Oura Cathedral	35. Glover Garden	36. View from Glover Garden
37. Tree in Purple	38. Tree with White Flowers	39. European House
40. Glover House	41. Room in Glover House	42. Japanese Garden
43. The Dutch Slopes

Around Nagasaki Station 1. The 26 Martyrs' Memorial	2. Brutalism Meets Gaudì	3. Mosaic Wall	4. Graveyard
5. Cat	6. Fukusai-ji	7. Inside Fukusai-ji	8. Suwa-jinja
9. Torii	10. Tie a Rope around a Tree	11. Megane-bashi	12. Tram
Urakami 13. 11:02	14. Cathedral Wall	15. Memorial Statue	16. Another Statue
17. Hypocentre Park	18. The Peace Park	19. The Peace Statue	20. Statue of a Woman
21. Monument with Crane	22. Urakami Cathedral	23. Remnants of the Original	Central Nagasaki 24. Dejima
25. Dejima Room	26. Room with Stove	27. Dining Room	28. Chinatown Gate
29. Small House	30. Tree with Red Flowers	31. Sofuku-ji	32. Sofuku-ji Altar
33. Figurines in Sofuku-ji	South of the Centre 34. Oura Cathedral	35. Glover Garden	36. View from Glover Garden
37. Tree in Purple	38. Tree with White Flowers	39. European House	40. Glover House
41. Room in Glover House	42. Japanese Garden	43. The Dutch Slopes

Around Nagasaki Station 1. The 26 Martyrs' Memorial	2. Brutalism Meets Gaudì	3. Mosaic Wall	4. Graveyard	5. Cat
6. Fukusai-ji	7. Inside Fukusai-ji	8. Suwa-jinja	9. Torii	10. Tie a Rope around a Tree
11. Megane-bashi	12. Tram	Urakami 13. 11:02	14. Cathedral Wall	15. Memorial Statue
16. Another Statue	17. Hypocentre Park	18. The Peace Park	19. The Peace Statue	20. Statue of a Woman
21. Monument with Crane	22. Urakami Cathedral	23. Remnants of the Original	Central Nagasaki 24. Dejima	25. Dejima Room
26. Room with Stove	27. Dining Room	28. Chinatown Gate	29. Small House	30. Tree with Red Flowers
31. Sofuku-ji	32. Sofuku-ji Altar	33. Figurines in Sofuku-ji	South of the Centre 34. Oura Cathedral	35. Glover Garden
36. View from Glover Garden	37. Tree in Purple	38. Tree with White Flowers	39. European House	40. Glover House
41. Room in Glover House	42. Japanese Garden	43. The Dutch Slopes

Around Nagasaki Station 1. The 26 Martyrs' Memorial	2. Brutalism Meets Gaudì	3. Mosaic Wall	4. Graveyard	5. Cat	6. Fukusai-ji
7. Inside Fukusai-ji	8. Suwa-jinja	9. Torii	10. Tie a Rope around a Tree	11. Megane-bashi	12. Tram
Urakami 13. 11:02	14. Cathedral Wall	15. Memorial Statue	16. Another Statue	17. Hypocentre Park	18. The Peace Park
19. The Peace Statue	20. Statue of a Woman	21. Monument with Crane	22. Urakami Cathedral	23. Remnants of the Original	Central Nagasaki 24. Dejima
25. Dejima Room	26. Room with Stove	27. Dining Room	28. Chinatown Gate	29. Small House	30. Tree with Red Flowers
31. Sofuku-ji	32. Sofuku-ji Altar	33. Figurines in Sofuku-ji	South of the Centre 34. Oura Cathedral	35. Glover Garden	36. View from Glover Garden
37. Tree in Purple	38. Tree with White Flowers	39. European House	40. Glover House	41. Room in Glover House	42. Japanese Garden
43. The Dutch Slopes

Around Nagasaki Station 1. The 26 Martyrs' Memorial	2. Brutalism Meets Gaudì	3. Mosaic Wall	4. Graveyard	5. Cat	6. Fukusai-ji	7. Inside Fukusai-ji
8. Suwa-jinja	9. Torii	10. Tie a Rope around a Tree	11. Megane-bashi	12. Tram	Urakami 13. 11:02	14. Cathedral Wall
15. Memorial Statue	16. Another Statue	17. Hypocentre Park	18. The Peace Park	19. The Peace Statue	20. Statue of a Woman	21. Monument with Crane
22. Urakami Cathedral	23. Remnants of the Original	Central Nagasaki 24. Dejima	25. Dejima Room	26. Room with Stove	27. Dining Room	28. Chinatown Gate
29. Small House	30. Tree with Red Flowers	31. Sofuku-ji	32. Sofuku-ji Altar	33. Figurines in Sofuku-ji	South of the Centre 34. Oura Cathedral	35. Glover Garden
36. View from Glover Garden	37. Tree in Purple	38. Tree with White Flowers	39. European House	40. Glover House	41. Room in Glover House	42. Japanese Garden
43. The Dutch Slopes

Around Nagasaki Station 1. The 26 Martyrs' Memorial	2. Brutalism Meets Gaudì	3. Mosaic Wall	4. Graveyard	5. Cat	6. Fukusai-ji	7. Inside Fukusai-ji	8. Suwa-jinja
9. Torii	10. Tie a Rope around a Tree	11. Megane-bashi	12. Tram	Urakami 13. 11:02	14. Cathedral Wall	15. Memorial Statue	16. Another Statue
17. Hypocentre Park	18. The Peace Park	19. The Peace Statue	20. Statue of a Woman	21. Monument with Crane	22. Urakami Cathedral	23. Remnants of the Original	Central Nagasaki 24. Dejima
25. Dejima Room	26. Room with Stove	27. Dining Room	28. Chinatown Gate	29. Small House	30. Tree with Red Flowers	31. Sofuku-ji	32. Sofuku-ji Altar
33. Figurines in Sofuku-ji	South of the Centre 34. Oura Cathedral	35. Glover Garden	36. View from Glover Garden	37. Tree in Purple	38. Tree with White Flowers	39. European House	40. Glover House
41. Room in Glover House	42. Japanese Garden	43. The Dutch Slopes

Around Nagasaki Station 1. The 26 Martyrs' Memorial	2. Brutalism Meets Gaudì	3. Mosaic Wall	4. Graveyard	5. Cat	6. Fukusai-ji	7. Inside Fukusai-ji	8. Suwa-jinja	9. Torii
10. Tie a Rope around a Tree	11. Megane-bashi	12. Tram	Urakami 13. 11:02	14. Cathedral Wall	15. Memorial Statue	16. Another Statue	17. Hypocentre Park	18. The Peace Park
19. The Peace Statue	20. Statue of a Woman	21. Monument with Crane	22. Urakami Cathedral	23. Remnants of the Original	Central Nagasaki 24. Dejima	25. Dejima Room	26. Room with Stove	27. Dining Room
28. Chinatown Gate	29. Small House	30. Tree with Red Flowers	31. Sofuku-ji	32. Sofuku-ji Altar	33. Figurines in Sofuku-ji	South of the Centre 34. Oura Cathedral	35. Glover Garden	36. View from Glover Garden
37. Tree in Purple	38. Tree with White Flowers	39. European House	40. Glover House	41. Room in Glover House	42. Japanese Garden	43. The Dutch Slopes

Around Nagasaki Station 1. The 26 Martyrs' Memorial	2. Brutalism Meets Gaudì	3. Mosaic Wall	4. Graveyard	5. Cat	6. Fukusai-ji	7. Inside Fukusai-ji	8. Suwa-jinja	9. Torii	10. Tie a Rope around a Tree
11. Megane-bashi	12. Tram	Urakami 13. 11:02	14. Cathedral Wall	15. Memorial Statue	16. Another Statue	17. Hypocentre Park	18. The Peace Park	19. The Peace Statue	20. Statue of a Woman
21. Monument with Crane	22. Urakami Cathedral	23. Remnants of the Original	Central Nagasaki 24. Dejima	25. Dejima Room	26. Room with Stove	27. Dining Room	28. Chinatown Gate	29. Small House	30. Tree with Red Flowers
31. Sofuku-ji	32. Sofuku-ji Altar	33. Figurines in Sofuku-ji	South of the Centre 34. Oura Cathedral	35. Glover Garden	36. View from Glover Garden	37. Tree in Purple	38. Tree with White Flowers	39. European House	40. Glover House
41. Room in Glover House	42. Japanese Garden	43. The Dutch Slopes

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