Classic culture (+experience as option)& war history near JR Nagasaki Station
Starting at the JR Nagasaki Station, we go to the Fukusaiji temple, the Nagasaki Prefecture Culture & History Museum, and the site of Nagasaki Prefecture Air Defence Headquarters. The history in Nagasaki is not only about the damage caused by the atomic bomb, but you can learn about more as if you're local.
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
The JR Nagasaki station
- If you're cruise ship passengers, please let me know to meet at the terminal. If so, adding 30 minutes is necessary because of the transport.
The Fukusaiji Temple
Until arriving at the temple, there're some higher slopes & steps, so I won't recommend it who has with damage to legs. But it has the calm atomosphere and an impressive and unique roof. This temple was destroyed perfectly by the atomic bomb blast, and rebuilt to its present form. The Chinese Buddhist goddess has been looking down on the city since then. The admission fee is free.
The Nagasaki Prefecture Culture & History Museum
The admission fee for the regular exhibition is 630 yen per adult. The temporary exhibition fee depends on. Depending on dates, at the museum, you can have an experience of handicrafts like Batik, Nagasaki embroidery, and pottery. If you want to do that, you should pay the fee at the museum factory, and please let me know in advance. The hours will be arranged. The museum is closed on the 1st and 3rd Monday and on December 28th to 31st. If the 1st and 3rd Monday are holidays, the museum is open on those days and closed the next day. And the museum area is available to have lunch, but not Japanese food and only by cash.
The site of Nagasaki Prefecture Air Defence Headquarters
The admission fee is free for everyone. You can go into the shelters. But the location is on a higher slope than the Nagasaki Prefecture Culture & History Museum. So wearing sneakers is necessary. But you may become emotional how hard the officers were working when the atomic bomb felt down on Nagasaki.
Ending Point
After leaving the Headquarters by a cab, a tram or a bus, at the JR Nagasaki station, the tour will end.
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This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.
Inclusions & Exclusions
guide fee
guide's admission fee
(With my license for the local exam, I don't have to pay most admission fees.)
guide's transport fee
guests' admission fee & transport fee
( The museum's fee is 630 per adult, available to pay by card.)
(Transport fee from the ship terminal to the Hisotry & culture museum is 150 yen by a tram, 160 yen by a bus, and walking from the closest stop, the City Hall, to the museum. If the transport is between JR station and the museum, 320 yen for go and back by bus per adult, or 670 yen for a cab)
meals( The museum restaurant is only by cash)
experience' fee in the museum
The workshop experience's fees and the schedule are depends on this museum calender.
Tour Important Information
*Wearing sneakers or non-heel-shoes are necessary because of many slopes and steps.
*Whom has injuries on their legs, this tour is not suitable because of less barrier-free equipment.
*At the museum, for a few exhibitions, wearing your shoes off is necessary.
*If you're allergic to any food materials, please let me know as possible.
*The culture experience as option is different depends on the museum schedule.
on 2nd Saturday evening is sometimes available. If you want to book a tour that time & day, please ask via message.
Important message from the supplier
Every 2nd Saturday isn't available because I'm a volunteer member of the Peace Promotion Association.
Not only Nagasaki, I can guide you in Sasebo, Unzen, and other smaller cities in the prefecture if you pay my transportation fee.
Cancellation Policy
- Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
- 50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
- No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time
About Tour Guide Yuki K.
In 2025, it's the 3rd year as a private tour guide. I speak English and German a little. My hobbies are knitting, handicrafts of earrings and keychains, writing & reading novels in Japanese, and searching for good cafes. Next year, I'm about starting to garden for vegetables and harbs. The main place of a tour is Nagasaki city, including the war hisotory spots. I'd like to guide you to the cities of Sasebo, Saikai, and Unzen, too, if you hope. But I don't have a driving lisence, so transport
while your tour is necessary. I'm good at a family tour for your young kids, too. I like kids, so I'd like to suggest some ideas for their playing in the Nagasaki prefecture.
Reviews
Chris F.
“Lovely person and lovely night out”
I cant thank yuki enough she is very kind abd lovely to talk to and went above and beyond by making little welcome sighn and it was cloudy so wasnt able see alot she webt out her way to take us some where else
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Yuki K.
Thank you for booking this tour and for a wonderful day with you on July 4th. I'm very happy to hear that you enjoyed this tour, regardless of the foggy weather. I, too, enjoyed talking with you about so many topics. I hope we can see each other again! Thank you again, Yuki
Karen I.
“Fascinating tour in Nagasaki”
Yuki is one of the best tour guides we have had in Japan . She was in touch a couple of times before the tour to see if we wanted to tweak her proposed itinerary. She was wearing a kimono which was a lovely surprise. She took us to a couple of places that we wouldn’t have found on our own and is extremely knowledgeable about the history of the atomic bomb. We learned a lot from her and visited all the main locations and a few hidden gems. She found an amazing cafe for lunch. I can thoroughly recommend her and would use her again if we return to Nagasaki . She is knowledgable, enthusiastic and an all round lovely person !
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Yuki K.
Hi Karen, Thank you for your super-positive feedback! I, too, enjoyed the tour with you. Mixing requests & hidden gems where most tourists won't notice, is one of my important thoughts. Sharing the history, talking, and the relaxing time at the cafe, which had 2 real dogs...Everything was so lovely:) Thank you again, I'm looking forward to meeting you again at Nagasaki!
Arve omtvedt B.
“Highly recommended!”
As a solo traveler who doesn't speak Japanese, a great guide is a godsent. Yuki did her outmost to make my time in Nagasaki a memorable experience and took extra care to cater to my preferences. She is one of those rare people that make you instantly relax when you meet her. We had a great dinner at the habour of Nagasaki before going up to mount Inasa to look out on a night-lit city. Yuki was so easy to talk to and really sociable the whole time.
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Yuki K.
Thank you for your positive review & the enjoyable evening tour with you. I really enjoyed talking with you the whole time. Thank you again!
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