DAY 4 OF 12 – For the 4th day of our epic 12-day road trip around the Japanese island of Kyushu, we drove to the port city of Nagasaki.
Nagasaki is perhaps best known today as the second city to have had an atomic bomb dropped on it, but it has a rich history going back hundreds of years. For more than 200 years, Dejima island was the only place that Westerners were allowed to visit, with Dutch traders introducing Japan to Western foods, technology and goods.
I spent a packed day exploring the city, visiting 6 of the best sights: Glover Garden, Dejima, Gunkanjima, the Atomic Bomb Museum, Shinchi Chinatown and Mount Inasa. Gunkanjima was my personal favorite as it was such a strange experience to see an eery abandoned island so far away from the mainland.
Watch my video to learn about Nagasaki and all the interesting places I visited.
ANA Crowne Plaza Nagasaki Gloverhill:
► Website: https://www.ihg.com/crowneplaza/hotels/us/en/nagasaki/ngsgh/hoteldetail
► Google Map: https://goo.gl/maps/hMiCQhczDA3B6Q7b9
Glover Garden:
► Website: https://glover-garden.jp/
► Google Map: https://goo.gl/maps/Hm3ZbEydE2YHYqYL9
Dejima:
► Website: https://nagasakidejima.jp/
► Google Map: https://goo.gl/maps/Ev3iD5sQ9nbfSSUm7
Branch OTTO Dejima:
► Website: https://branchottodejima.owst.jp/
► Google Map: https://goo.gl/maps/GpuHE62XoFU2oUhj9
Gunkanjima Digital Museum:
► Website: https://www.gunkanjima-museum.jp/
► Google Map: https://goo.gl/maps/sL1amEC93X7in2o19
Hashima Island (Gunkanjima):
► Google Map: https://goo.gl/maps/KcF33h8iSCUSHGMt9
Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum:
► Website: https://nabmuseum.jp/
► Google Map: https://goo.gl/maps/29qBHuYFnAQb13UQA
Peace Statue:
► Google Map: https://goo.gl/maps/egfrKcFxx6wksz3d7
Urakami Cathedral:
► Google Map: https://goo.gl/maps/egfrKcFxx6wksz3d7
Nagasaki Shinchi Chinatown:
► Website: http://www.nagasaki-chinatown.com/
► Google Map: https://goo.gl/maps/DK6Yx9XwQtH1oMYJ9
Kozanro Chukagaishinkan
► Google Map: https://goo.gl/maps/9zYYArG75Yxg6yiZ8
Mount Inasa Observatory:
► Website: https://www.inasayama.com/
► Google Map: https://goo.gl/maps/rkffFupMK5iJiTam9
Nagasaki Dejima Wharf:
► Website: http://dejimawharf.com/
► Google Map: https://goo.gl/maps/2LcVf3iRaa9HBCGZA