NAGASAKI, UNZEN, GOTO ISLANDS, IKI and TSUSHIMA PAGE 1/ 8 PG-703 NAGASAKI, UNZEN, GOTO ISLANDS, IKI and TSUSHIMA Located at the western end of the Japanese archipelago, Nagasaki pre- nothing of China. Two national parks — Unzen-Amakusa and Saikai — fecture’s exotic history is highlighted by its excellent natural environ- together with two quasi-national and six prefectural parks, combine ment. Still remaining throughout Nagasaki are relics of Japan’s early mountainous and marine aspects to present picturesque sights through- exchange with the West, including Portugal and the Netherlands, to say out the prefecture. NAGASAKI CITY AND VICINITY Nagasaki (長崎), pop. 430,000, the prefectural capital and the fifth arts and festivals combining Oriental and Western cultures, as well as largest city in Kyushu, is situated on the west coast of the island at the with magnificent natural scenery. Nagasaki, a modern industrial city, has lower end of Nagasaki Bay. Nagasaki, an important port city with more thriving shipbuilding and fisheries industries and is especially noted for than four centuries of history prospered as Japan’s sole “window” for its multiple marine products, such as cultured pearls, tortoise-shell and the introduction of Western culture during its 300-year period of coral works. national isolation. It is blessed with historic vestiges, cultural assets, folk Access : By Rail To From Type of Transportation Time required Fare Daily runs JR Shinkansen "Nozomi" and connecting to 7 hrs. ¥28,470 16(Tokyo - Hakata) Limited Express "Kamome" via Fukuoka Tokyo JR Shinkansen "Hikari" and connecting to 8 hrs. ¥26,630 3(Tokyo - Hakata) Limited Express "Kamome" via Fukuoka Nagasaki JR Shinkansen "Nozomi" and connecting to 5 hrs. ¥21,300 12(Kyoto - Hakata) Kyoto Limited Express "Kamome" via Fukuoka JR Sleeping Express "Akatsuki" 12 hrs. 34 min. ¥20,120 1 Hakata JR Limited Express "Kamome" 1 hrs. 47 min. ¥4,910 24 By Air To From Type of Transportation Time requried Fare Daily run Haneda ANA, JAS, JAL 1 hrs. 55 min. ¥33,000 11 Nagasaki Osaka (Itami) ANA, JAS, JEX 1 hrs. 20min. ¥21,500 7 Osaka (Kansai) ANK 1 hrs. 15 min. ¥21,500 2 1 hr. by limousine bus from Nagasakai Airport to Nagasaki Sta. Sightseeing in the City: By streetcar : “One-day open pass” available for ¥500 handled at the City Tourist Information Center near Nagasaki Sta., Nagasaki Prefectural Tourist Federation in Nagasaki ken-ei Bus Terminal 2F, and major hotels. By bus : 3-6-hour sightseeing bus tours (3 tours by Nagasaki Prefectural Bus, Nagasaki Jidosha Bus) available with fares ranging from ¥1,900 to ¥4,880. (No English escorts.) Port cruise : Nagasaki Harbor Cruise Course is available 4-5 cruises daily from Nagasaki Port, ¥1,200 for 60 min.; Sunset Cruise Course (Jul. 20- Aug.31), ¥1,500 for 60 min.; Nagasaki Harbor and Battle Shipping Cruise Course (Mar.1- Oct.31), ¥2,980 for 100 min. Call for boarding reservation (Yamasa Kaiun Co. 095-822-5002) 6 cruises daily from Nagasaki Port Terminal. ¥1,200 for 60 min. or ¥1,600 for 100 min. excluding meal charge. Call for meal reservation only (Yasuda Sangyo Kisen Co. 095-821-0010) Places of Interest : and has a commanding panoramic view of the entire city and port. The (1 -15 correspond to those on the map on page 2/8.) gate tower contains models of unusual Chinese ships. The shrine is 1 Twenty-six Christian Martyrs' Monuments (日本二十六聖人殉 noted for the grand “Okunchi” Festival of Chinese origin. 教地), at Nishizaka-machi, a 5-min. walk from Nagasaki Sta., was erected 3 Site of the House of Dr. Phillipp Franz van Siebold (シーボル in 1962 in memory of 6 foreign and 20 Japanese Christians who were ト宅跡), 5-min. walk from Shin-Nakagawamachi Streetcar Stop, is where crucified on February 5, 1597, as a result of military ruler Hideyoshi this surgeon's house once stood. Dr. Siebold (1796-1866) introduced Toyotomi's decree prohibiting Christianity. On the outer wall of the medical science and modern European Cultures into Japan during the Memorial Hall (日本二十六聖人記念館)are the statues of the saints period of 1823-1829. carved in relief. Open : 9:00 -17:00. Closed : Dec. 31, Jan. 1 & 2. Admission : 4 Kofukuji Temple (興福寺), near Kokaido-mae Streetcar Stop, is a Adults, ¥250. Buddhist temple for Chinese living in Japan founded in 1620 by a 2 Suwa Shrine (諏訪神社), near Suwa-Jinja-mae Streetcar Stop, at Chinese priest. It has a number of Chinese-style buildings of great cul- Kami-Nishiyama-machi, stands on a hill in the northern part of the city tural value. Open : 8:00-17:00. Admission : ¥200. PAGE 2/ 8 NAGASAKI, UNZEN, GOTO ISLANDS, IKI and TSUSHIMA 5 Meganebashi (眼鏡橋), close to Nigiwaibashi Streetcar Stop, is, as top of the mountain. Open: 10:00-22:00 (Mar. 1- Nov. 30), 10:00-21:00 its name (lit. Spectacles Bridge) suggests, a bridge with two views. Built (Dec. 1 - the end of Feb.). Fare: ¥300 (One Way), ¥500 (Round Trip). in 1634 by the Chinese abbot Nyojo of the Kofukuji Temple, it is the 12 Mini Dejima (ミニ出島), near Dejima Streetcar Stop, a reproduc- oldest foreign-style stone bridge in Japan and is registered as an tion, is one-fifteenth the size of the original artificial Dejima Island used “Important Cultural Property.” for seclusion of the Dutch traders from 1641 to 1854. Nearby Dejima- 6 Sofukuji Temple (崇福寺), near Shokakuji-shita Streetcar Stop, is shiryokan Museum houses materials on exhibit related to the Dutch a Chinese temple founded in 1629 by Chonen, a monk of the Ming businessmen of the day. Open : 9:00-17:00, enter before 16:30. Closed : Dynasty. Its gate tower and other structures are fine examples of the Mon. & Dec. 29-Jan. 4. Admission : free. magnificent architectural style of the day. The original Second Gate and 13 Peace Park (平和公園), reached from Matsuyama-machi Streetcar the Main Hall are designated as National Treasures. Open : 8:00-17:00. Stop, was Iaid out to commemorate the epicenter of the atomic explo- Admission : ¥300. sion on Aug. 9, 1945. 7 Oranda-zaka (“Dutch Slope”) (オランダ坂), near Shimin-Byoin- 14 Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum (長崎原爆資料館), near mae Streetcar Stop, is a gentle cobbled slope around which many of the Hamaguchi-machi Streetcar Stop, is a memorial for the Nagasaki atomic wooden houses of the local Dutch residents were built during Japan's bomb explosion of Aug. 9, 1945. It exhibits scenes of peaceful Nagasaki national seclusion and still remain. before and after the devastating explosion so that visitors may have an 8 “Koshi-byo” (孔子廟), near Ishibashi Streetcar Stop, contains a opportunity to understand its awesome and destructive power and think gallery of Chinese arts and crafts and a number of Chinese souvenir about the world at peace free of nuclear weapons. Open : 9:00-18:00 shops. Open : 8:30-17:00, Daily. Admission : ¥525. (May-Aug.) 9:00-17:00 (Nov.-Mar.). Closed : Dec. 29-31. Admission : 9 Oura Catholic Church (大浦天主堂), a 10-min. walk from Oura- ¥200. Earphone sets for explanation of the exhibits are available in Tenshudo-shita Streetcar Stop, is the oldest Gothic structure in Japan. It Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean and Spanish. Rental fee : ¥150 each. is a National Treasure, and has beautiful stained glass. It was completed (Closed between Dec. 29-Dec. 31.) in 1865 under the supervision of a French missionary, in memory of the 15 Urakami Catholic Church (浦上天主堂), a 5-min. walk from 26 Christian martyrs. Open : 8:00-18:00 (1/1 - 7/19), 8:00-21:30 (7/20 - Peace Park, is a reconstruction of the one destroyed by the atomic 10/9). Admission : ¥300. blast. Urakami is noted as the place where large numbers of Christians 10 Glover Garden (グラバー園), near Oura Catholic Church, con- worshipped despite persecution by the Tokugawa regime. tains a number of foreign-style buildings reminiscent of the Meiji days which were moved there from all over Nagasaki. The central one is the Outside Nagasaki City: former mansion of Thomas Glover, an English trader who established a Huis Ten Bosch (ハウステンボス), 80 min. by bus from Nagasaki Sta., or trading company in the city in 1859. This garden is the most popular 45 min. by high-speed boat from Nagasaki Airport, is a “new city” devel- spot from which to see the harbor and the city. Open : 8:00-18:00 opment based upon the findings of an in-depth study of Holland. It contains (1/1~7/19, 10/10~12/31), 8:00~21:30(7/20~10/9), Daily. Admission : Dutch architecture, windmills, shopping streets, museums, theaters, resort ¥600. hotels, etc. Open: 9:00 - 21:30 (Mar. 1 - Dec. 25); 9:00 - 20:30 (Dec. 25 - 11 Mt. Inasa: Rope Way & Sky Way (稲佐山ロープウェイ・スカイ the end of Feb.). Enter 1 hr. 30 min. before closing. Admission : ¥4,200~. ウェイ) The Rope Way whisks you from Fuchi Jinja Sta. (at the bottom) to Inasa Sancho Sta. (at the top) in 5 minutes. Open: 9:00-22:00 (Mar. 1- Nov. 30), 9:00-21:00 (Dec. 1- the end of Feb.). Fare: ¥700 (One Way), ¥1,200 (Round Trip). The Sky Way runs from the mid-way up to the Accommodation numbers 1 18 correspond to the list on page 3/8. Restaurant numbers ① ③ correspond to the list on page 4/8. To Goto Islands Inasa Mt. View Park 五島列島へ Ropeway 11 12 Nagasaki Port Matsuyama 長崎港 -machi Urakami Sta. 川 上 Urakami上 River 浦浦上 浦 10 浦上川 Hamaguchi 13 Glover Garden Urakami- machi 3 Peace Eki-mae NagasakiOhato Port Port Terminal Terminal Park 10 Oura Catholic Church 9 Tenshudo-shitaMatsugae-Pier 6 Nagasaki Atomic 14 Nagasaki Sta.