“Attack on Titan” is now a big hit anime in the world. The anime was adopted for a live-action movie, and this Gunkanjima island (aka. Battleship Island) in Nagasaki Read More…

Now let’s take a look at other features of the park. After you have learnt about history at Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture, now you can get close to animals. Read More…

Nagasaki Park, which is the oldest park in the prefecture of Nagasaki, was founded in 1874. It is not a Western style park like many other parks commonly seen Read More…

“Furusato Bussan Matsuri (Hometown Food and Craft Products Fair)” is a popular event to exhibit and sell goods that are produced in limited quantity on Read More…

In the first part of this two-part series article about Suwa Shrine, we introduced to you about the long stairway leading up to the main shrine hall and many shrine Read More…

Suwa Shrine is easily accessible in about 10 minutes from Nagasaki Station by tram and on foot. The shrine is cherished by locals and friendly referred to by Read More…

Megane-bashi Bridge is a tourist spot in Nagasaki, which is easily accessible in a 5 minute walk from Tsukimachi tram station. It was constructed in 1634 by Read More…

On March 16^th, 1934, Unzen was the first park in Japan to be designated as a national park along with the Setonai-kai National Park (Hiroshima) and Read More…

Japanese confection “Castella (sponge cake)” was originally brought from Portugal a few hundred years ago and has evolved in a uniquely Japanese way. In Japan Nagasaki Read More…

“Champon (noodles) and Sara Udon (literally meaning “plate udon noodles”)” are two major local specialty cuisines of Nagasaki Prefecture. They were both born in Nagasaki Read More…