Meeting Point

Meeting Point

Inasa Mountain

Getting up there is a pretty gondola ride. then the view is located from the center of town, so you can see harbor from one end to the other. To the left is the valley where the Atomic Bombing was located. The center is the Train Station, downtown and the cruise ship harbor. Underneath you can see the Mitsubishi Shipyard and beyond is the opening to the sea and the East China Sea. The night view is considered one of the most beautiful in the world, but the daytime view is not only beautiful but informative as well.

Atomic bomb Museum

The displays lay out the story of the atomic bombing, the city before and after, especially emphasizing the effects on ordinary people and everyday objects on this far-from-everyday event. Displays also encourage visitors to contemplate the current state of issues surrounding war and peace.

Atomic Bomb Hypocenter Park

This solemn park surrounds the haunting black stone monolith that marks the hypocenter of the plutonium atomic bomb explosion 500 meters above.

Peace Park

Located high on a hill overlooking the city, this portion of the Peace area is the brightest part. At the center is the famous Nagasaki Peace Statue, noting the prosperity that peace can bring and warning against the use of nuclear weapons in the future. Around the sides are statues from various nations around the world offering their hope for a more peaceful world.

26 Martyrs Site and Museum

The 1597 execution of Japanese and foreign priests remains one of the more significant martyrdoms in the history of the Catholic Church. We probably will not have time to take in the museum, unless it is of special interest to you. In that case I suggest cutting out the visit to the Hypocenter.

Nagasaki History Museum

Experience a quick and illuminating introduction to the history of Nagasaki.

Dejima Museum

The merchants of Nagasaki created a man-made island in the bay to house (and virtually imprison) foreign traders. It was home to the members of the Dutch East Indies Trading Company for over 200 years while Japan was closed off to the outside world. The island has had the sea filled in around it, but on the original site many of the original structures have been reconstructed and cleverly display exhibits on the life of the inhabitants, trade, and intercultural encounters.

Glover Garden

The hill over the harbor displays some of the Western style houses built by the wealthy merchants the late 1800s into the early 1900s.

Oura Cathedral

This was built by the Catholic foreigners who could first visit Japan after its 250 years of isolation. It is a World Heritage Site.

Return to the original meeting point

Ending Point

Return to the meeting place or any other reasonable location.