Ninety-Nine Islands
208 tiny islands are clustered together in this National Park. The sparkling ocean here contains treasures such as pearls and oysters. The evening view from Yumiharidake appeared in the movie “The Last Samurai” as an emblem of Japanese coastal beauty. At the Kujukushima Pearl Sea Resort, the focal point of the Ninety-Nine Islands adventure, you can take an excursion boat, rent a kayak, or visit the aquarium Umikirara to get a closer look at the amazing sea creatures populating the waters around the islands. MORE
Huis Ten Bosch
Huis Ten Bosch is located in Kyushu Nagasaki Sasebo city. It is a “small Europe” which models Holland in the Middle Ages with beautiful canal, attractions, museums, shops, restaurants and hotels, etc. and is especially known as one of the biggest theme park in Japan for its Flower Festival and Illumination Kingdom Celebration. Every street is full of restaurants from over the world, so you can enjoy the delicious food while you travel and stay. MORE
Glover Garden
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 home in Japan, built by the Scottish merchant Thomas Glover, who exerted a strong influence on the industrialization of Japan. The garden is lush with flowers, and has a stunning view of Nagasaki Port. The Christmas illuminations in winter time are also worth to visit. MORE
Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum
At 11:02 a.m. on August 9, 1945, the explosion of an atomic bomb devastated Nagasaki.The ferocious heat and blast indiscriminately slaughtered its inhabitants. Even the people who managed to survive continue to this day to suffer from late effects.
Five decades have passed since that day. Now the atomic bomb survivors are advancing into old age and their memories are fading into the mist of history. The question of how to inform young people about the horror of war, the threat of nuclear weapons and the importance of the peace is therefore a matter of passing concern.
The citizens of Nagasaki pray that this miserable experience will never be repeated on Earth. We also consider it our duty to ensure that the experience is not forgotten but passed on intact to future generations. It is imperative that we join hands with all peace-loving people around the world and strive together for the realization of lasting world peace. MORE
Unzen Hot Springs
Unzen hot springs became known as a summer retreat among foreign tourists in 1889, when the North China Daily News, issued in Shanghai, published an introductory article on Unzen hot springs. Since then, the number of foreign families who spend the summer at Unzen as a summer retreat have increased. As Unzen hot springs became more famous overseas, for westerners stationed in Shanghai, it became the resort and summer retreat destination of choice.
Afterward, as the Shanghai-Nagasaki sea route was opened, the number of visiting foreign tourists increased, and over the summer, visitors stayed from between 2 weeks to a month at Unzen.
During their stay, they hiked the mountains of Unzen, enjoyed ballroom dancing, and at night, rinsed off in the hot springs. Furthermore, in 1913, golf courses and tennis courts were developed, providing even more options for entertainment. MORE
Dazaifu Tenmangu
Dazaifu Tenmangu is a shrine built over the grave of Michizane Sugawara venerated by the Japanese throughout the country as the Tenman-Tenjin(the deified spirit of Michizane), or the God of literature or calligraphy. MORE
