St. Andrew’s Seminary at Dejima, in Nagasaki
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After the ban on Christianity lifted in 1873, Burnside who was the British Church Missionary created
a cram school at his home to teach the English Bible. In 1877, the school was moved to the Dejima
English-Japanese School building at Dejima, and St. Andrew’s Seminary was opened.
It was then used as the Seminary until 1886.
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General information on Dejima
| Address | 6-1 Dejima-machi, Nagasaki-city |
| Access |
a short walk from Dejima Tram station |
| Open hours | 8:00 to 21:00 |
| Admission fee | JPY 510 |
| Days closed | No closing days |
Nakamachi Church
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Nakamachi Church is located near JR Nagasaki Station which was constructed
for Japanese Christians in 1986.
The church was dedicated to the 16 Saints of Nagasaki (St. Thomas and the 15 Martyrs)
in 1988, and the monument honoring them was erected in the premise.
The 16 Saints were martyred in Nagasaki from 1633 to 1637.
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The 16 martyrs became Saints in 1987, since 26 Saint.
Dominic Ibáñez de Erquicia Pérez de Lete, Spanish, 1633, Dominican Priest
Antonio Gonzalez, Spanish, 1637, Dominican Priest
Jordan Ansalone, Italian, 1634, Dominican Priest
Luke of the Holy Spirit Alonso Gorda, Spanish, 1633, Dominican Priest
Michael de Aozaraza, Spanish, 1637, Dominican Priest
Guillaume Courtet, French, 1637, Dominican Priest
Jacobo Kyushei Gorōbyōe Tomonaga de Santa María, Japanese, 1633, Dominican Priest
Thomas Rokuzayemon Nishi, Japanese, 1634, Dominican Priest
Vincent Shiwozuka, Japanese, 1637, Dominican Priest
Francis Shōyemon, Japanese, 1633
Matthew Kohioye, Japanese, 1633
Lorenzo Ruiz, Filipino, 1637
Marina of Omura, Japanese, 1634
Magdalene of Nagasaki, Japanese, 1634
Michael Kurobioye, Japanese, 1633
Lazarus of Kyoto, Japanese, 1637
Shitsu Church
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Built in 1882 by Father de Rotz, this low-ceiling church features a brick exterior, wood interior
and stone entranceway. The roof itself is low in order to limit damage done by strong winds.
The church’s bell was brought here from France by a priest and rings out beautifully every
morning. The location is famous as the place where the movie “Gege” was filmed.
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Peace Park
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Peace Park was established in 1955 near the Ground Zero where the Atomic bomb was
dropped at 11:02 am on Aug. 09, 1945. Peace Memorial Ceremony is held in front of the
statue on August 9 every year and the Mayor of Nagasaki makes the “Nagasaki peace
declaration” for the whole world.
The Peace Fountain reminds us of the tragic scene unfolded shortly after America dropped the
Atomic bomb in Nagasaki at 11:02 am on Aug. 09, 1945.
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Bell of Nagasaki
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Completed in 1955, ten years after the Atomic bombing. The 9.7 meter high statue sitting on a 4
meter tall pedestal, made by renown sculptor Kitamura Seibo who born in Minami-Shimabara-city,
Nagasaki-prefecture in 1884. The raised arm points to the threat of nuclear weapons and the
out-stretched arm symbolizes peace.
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Monuments presented from all over the World
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General information
| Address | Heiwakoen, Matsuyama-machi, Nagasaki-city |
| Access | 3 minutes walk from Heiwa-koen-shita Tram Station |
Glover Garden
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Glover Garden is located on Minami-Yamate hill in Nagasaki-city, and nine traditional buildings
can be seen at Glover Garden. Among these, the Glover Residence, Orto Residence, and Ringer
Residence were built during the settlement era and are valuable buildings that have continued to
stand on this land for over 150 years.
Glover Garden boasts a great location overlooking Nagasaki Port with Mt. Inasa, a landmark
of Nagasaki-city, in the background.
In 1858, the Edo shogunate concluded treaties of amity and commerce with five countries:
the United States, the Netherlands, Russia, England, and France, and foreign merchants
with dreams came together to visit Japan as it entered a new era. Western-style buildings
covered with Japanese-style roof tiles line the hill overlooking Nagasaki Port, and these are
where the daily lives of foreigners from all over the world lived. “Glover Garden” is located here.
You can feel the history of Nagasaki from the end of the Edo period to the Meiji period in this
area, where the residences of foreigners from the settlement era, including the adventuring
merchant Thomas Glover, and the Western-style houses that were scattered throughout
Nagasaki-city are gathered.
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Glover Residence
Glover Residence is Japan’s oldest wooden Western-style building and is the UNESCO
World Heritage registered in 2015 as Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution
In 1859 an enterprising Scotsman named Thomas Glover arrive in Nagasaki and immediately
become involved in a variety of businesses. Glover operated a coalmine, founded the first
modern shipyard in Japan, supplied weapons to Satsuma clan in Southern Kyushu and
established Japan’s Kirin beer brewery. The Glover residence, built in 1863, evokes an era when
Western architecture and lifestyle were of great interest to Japanese. Several other merchant
houses have been relocated to the Glover Garden, which surrounds the house itself, making the
area a pocket of 19th-cencury Western culture overlooking Nagasaki Bay.
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Golver Residence is generally believed to have been the scene of Puccini’s opera, Madame
Butterfly. Inside the park is the life-size statue of the famous opera singer, Tamaki Miura, who
received international acclaim for her performance as Cho-Cho-san in Madam Butterfly.
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General information
| Address | 8-1 Minamiyamate-machi, Nagasaki-city |
| Access |
10 minutes walk from Oura tensyudo-mae tram station through in front of Oura Cathedral |
| Open hours | 8:00 to 18:00, until 21:00 in summer time and peak season |
| Admission fee | JPY 610 |
| Days closed | No closing days |
Gunkan-jima island cruise
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The cruise ship take you exploring Tachibana bay from Nagasaki port and landing on Hashima
island. The site has been registered on UNESCO World Heritages as Sites of Japan’s Meiji
Now Hashima is a ruins called “Gunkanjima”, so called after its resemblance to the
silhouette. Hashima Island is located 3 km southwest of Takashima, and it was the success of
Takashima that led Mitsubishi to purchase this island, both islands giving access to the same
undersea coal deposit.
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Hashima coal mining island is an artificial reclaimed island and the site of Japan’s first major
undersea coal exploitation pioneered by Mitsubishi – and host to one of the world’s most
extraordinary former mining communities
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General information
| Address | Hashima Takashima, Nagasaki-city |
| Access |
about 40 by a ferry from Nagasaki port |
Nyokodo, Dr. Nagai Takashi
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Dr. Nagai Takashi (3 February 1908 – 1 May 1951) was a Catholic physician specializing in
radiology, an author, and a survivor of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. His subsequent life
of prayer and service earned him the affectionate title “saint of Urakami”.
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Nyokodo, which is adjacent to the Takashi Nagai Memorial Hall, is Dr. Takashi Nagai’s hospital
room and study. This 2-tatami building was built as a new home for the doctor, with the generosity
of the people of Urakami and fellow Catholics who were left penniless by the atomic bombing.
The doctor named this building “Nyokodo,” meaning “Love your neighbor as yourself,” and spent
his later years here. Dr. Nagai fought the onslaught of leukemia and worked hard to write even
though he was bedridden. From this room of just two tatami mats, the doctor continued to harass
the people of Urakami, writing novels such as “The Chains of the Rosary,” “Leaving the Child,”
“The River of Life,” and “The Bells of Nagasaki.
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Massage for World Peace from Dr. Nagai
The person who pray for peace must not hide even needles, for a person who possesses
is not qualified to pray peace.
Former Shitsu Aid Center
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I want to save people in the Sotome from poor life. Former Shitsu Aid Centeris indispensable
in talking about the history and culture of the region. In 1879, Father Marc Marie de Rotz,
a French missionary who has been assigned to the Sotome, has a variety of farming,
fishing, medical, and educational programs to save local residents from plight. I did an activity.
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Former Shitsu Aid Center is a delivery facility for women, in 1883. It was founded with the
cooperation of members of the Church of St. Joseph, which was founded and trained by the
Father himself. In 2003 in 12, some of these facilities were designated as nationally
designated important cultural properties as the remains of valuable birth and welfare facilities
in the early Meiji period.
Dejima Wharf
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Elegant international & domestic tourist harbour. Made up of around 20 unique shops and
restaurants lined up at the water front, offering various choices such Japanese, Western,
and Italian cuisine, to beauty salons, outdoor shops and more.
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It is quite the popular spot for people who want to relax while viewing the sea beyond as they
dine outdoors.
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Nagasaki Harbour
Located in the center of East Asia and is surrounded by the beautiful green mountains.
The city has flourished due to foreign trade through the port. Now the port is home to Mitsubishi
Heavy Industries, which has one of Japan’s largest shipbuilding facilities.
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Not only ships but also many industrial goods such as wind and thermal generators are
manufactured and exported from Nagasaki. Recently, the port was changed by the appearance of
a beautiful park and Venus Bridge or the long cable-stay bridge. The port facilities will be further
improved as a major gateway with a long tradition of international exchange and together with a
geographically advantageous location.
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General information
| Address | 1-1 Dejima-machi, Nagasaki-city |
| Access |
a short walk from Dejima Tram Station a short walk from Tsuki-machi Tram Station 15 minutes walk from JR Nagasaki Station |
Endo Shusaku Literary Museum
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The peaceful Sotome, the setting of Endo Shusaku’s novel Silence. Sotome area of Nagasaki
city has an abundance of natural beauty in its sea, mountains and rivers. It also is blessed with
a unique history and culture of Christianity. In particular, the area in which the Endo Shusaku
Literary Museum stands is known as the site of a Christian village, one of Endo’s most notable
work, Silence.
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From the literary museum, there is a magnificent view. In a sweep of eye one can see sun as
it majestically sets over the sea of Goto, along with the Silence Literary Monument in Shitsu
Bunka Mura. Endo Shusaku and the Sotome area are linked through Silence ; this bond has
been built up starting from when Endo was writing the novel, and continues into the present day
with the construction of literary museum.
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Following Endo Shusaku’s death, this Literary Museum was established thanks to kindness of
his family, and was filled with Endo’s persona belongings, mementoes, manuscripts, and his
extensive collection of books. The Museum exhibits trace the footsteps of Endo Shusaku as
one of Japan’s greatest writers of literature. In addition, it has facilities for collecting, preserving,
and exhibiting materials related to Endo’s public perusal and research, and operating as an
information center.
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Note : Silence
Silence is a 1966 novel of theological fiction by author Endo Shusaku, published in English by
Peter Owen Publishers. It is the story of a Jesuit missionary sent to 17th century Japan, who
endures persecution in the time of Hidden Christians that followed the defeat of the Shimabara
Rebellion. The recipient of the 1966 Tanizaki Prize, it has been called “Endo’s supreme
achievement and “one of the twentieth century’s finest novels Written partly in the form of a letter
by its central character, the theme of a silent God who accompanies a believer in adversity was
greatly influenced by the Catholic Endō’s experience of religious discrimination in Japan, racism
in France, and a debilitating bout with tuberculosis.