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Travel Guide ; Nagasaki

Nagasaki, is the must visit city in Kyushu, and has exotic and unique culture.
Nagasaki was opened by the Portuguese in 1571, and flourished as a busy
trading port and center for Christian missionary activities.
In 1641, after the adoption of a national ban on Christianity and the expulsion
of the Portuguese, the Dutch trading post and Chinese settlement in Nagasaki
become Japan’s only points of contact with the outside world.
This monopoly lasted for more than 200 years and created in Nagasaki
a unique blend of cultures and a liberal atmosphere unheard of in other
parts of the country.
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