What is Nagasaki known for?

Nagasaki prefecture is perhaps the most internationally famous prefecture of Kyushu, due to the fate it met during the Second World War, being the second and last place in the history of man to have a nuclear bomb dropped on it, after Hiroshima. Like Hiroshima, Nagasaki has played a significant role in the effort to try to abolish nuclear weapons, and is a symbol of the importance of world peace. Visit the peace park and memorial museum to learn about the atrocities of war and why it is importan…

Nagasaki is an area in NAGASAKI, Japan.

What are the best places to visit in Nagasaki?

WOW U lists 23 spots in Nagasaki. Popular spots include One-Pillar Torii Gate (Sanno Jinja Shrine), Urakami Cathedral, Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum, Dutch Slope, Nagasaki Dejima Wharf.

WOW U is a booking platform that connects travellers directly with local guides in Japan, called Locals. You book, message your Locals host and pay on WOW U, and every experience can be reviewed afterwards. More than 6,100 Locals are registered on WOW U. Reviews left by travellers average 4.7 out of 5.

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One-Pillar Torii Gate (Sanno Jinja Shrine)

A torii snapped by the 1945 blast, still standing on one leg.

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Urakami Cathedral

A scorched Madonna's head, found in atomic rubble, still watches over the rebui…

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Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum

A clock frozen at 11:02 — the second Nagasaki's world ended.

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Dutch Slope

Cobblestones worn by consuls, missionaries, and "Dutchmen" who weren't.

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Nagasaki Dejima Wharf

Dine harbourside where a World Heritage crane looms over the dusk.

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Nagasaki Museum of History & Culture

A rebuilt Edo magistrate's office housing 400 years of Japan's most global port.

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Gunkanjima Cruises

Concrete towers rot in the sea where 5,000 miners once lived.

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Francis Xavier Memorial Church

Twin 53m towers mark where Japan first met Catholicism in 1549.

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Gunkanjima Island (Hashima)

A concrete ghost city rising from the sea, silent since 1974.

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Glover Garden

A Victorian merchant's hilltop estate where East met West in 1859.

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Nagasaki Shinchi Chinatown

A thousand lanterns glow gold here every lunar August night.

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Nakashimagawa Bridges

Two 1634 stone arches mirror in the river to form perfect spectacles.

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Nagasaki Peace Park

Ground zero, now a garden where a bronze figure prays for no next time.

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Meganebashi Bridge

Japan's oldest stone arch, doubling itself in the river since 1634.

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Chiwata Keikoku Gorge

48 waterfalls line a gorge a poet once named after a dragon.

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Huis Ten Bosch

A Dutch canal town, tulips and all, planted in Kyushu.

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Koshima Jinja Shrine

At low tide, a stone path rises — the whole island is sacred ground.

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Unzen Jigoku

Sulfur steam, martyrs' crosses, and eggs cooked in hell's own heat.

Onsen(Hot Springs)

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Hirado Ohashi Bridge

A red suspension bridge, free to cross, framing island-studded Kyushu seas.

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Tenkaiho Observatory

Rape blossoms frame 99 islands scattered across the spring sea.

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Mt. Inasa

Ranked beside Monaco and Hong Kong for its harbor-lit nightscape.

Beautiful Scenery

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Oyama Koen Park

700 cherry trees spill pink down ocean-facing hills each April.

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Nagushiyama Koen Park

100,000 azaleas flush pink above the sea-scattered 99 Islands.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Nagasaki known for?: Nagasaki prefecture is perhaps the most internationally famous prefecture of Kyushu, due to the fate it met during the Second World War, being the second and last place in the history of man to have a nuclear bomb dropped on it, after Hiroshima. Like Hiroshima, Nagasaki has played a significant role in the effort to try to abolish nuclear weapons, and is a symbol of the importance of world peace. Visit the peace park and memorial museum to learn about the atrocities of war and why it is importan…
Where is Nagasaki?: Nagasaki is an area in NAGASAKI, Japan.
What are the best places to visit in Nagasaki?: WOW U lists 23 spots in Nagasaki. Popular spots include One-Pillar Torii Gate (Sanno Jinja Shrine), Urakami Cathedral, Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum, Dutch Slope, Nagasaki Dejima Wharf.
What is WOW U?: WOW U is a booking platform that connects travellers directly with local guides in Japan, called Locals. You book, message your Locals host and pay on WOW U, and every experience can be reviewed afterwards. More than 6,100 Locals are registered on WOW U. Reviews left by travellers average 4.7 out of 5.