Nagasaki - Ten Attractions for Tourists

Nagasaki on the island of Kyushu, Japan, is most famous for the Atomic Bomb dropped at the end of World War 2, causing total devastation. The city is now intent on promoting world peace with their huge Peace statue in the Nagasaki Peace Park, and museums promoting world peace.

The Atomic Bomb Museum is very well presented with the history displayed in photos, reconstructed settings, artifact retrieved, videos etc.Their hope is that no other city will ever suffer as they did.

This fascinating city with a strong Portuguese and Dutch influence, is nestled into the surrounding hills, overlooking the busy harbour.

For tourists there is much to see, and you can easily fill three days sightseeing around Nagasaki.Below I have listed ten attractions for tourists that you should try and include in your sightseeing programme.


Ten Attractions for Tourists to visit in Nagasaki

• 1) Atomic Bomb Museum
• 2) Nagasaki Peace Park
• 3)Kofukuji Temple
• 5) Spectacle Bridge
• 6) Dejima Dutch Village
• 7) Glover Garden
• 8) Mt Inasa Ropeway and Lookout
• 9) Oura Catholic Church
• 10)China Town

For more detailed information on these attractions go to Nagasaki Sightseeing.

Getting around the city is very easy with a good tram system and buses running regularly.You can walk between many of the attractions, if you plan your route carefully.

The harbour is the centre and if you can find accommodation near the Dejima Wharf area you will be very centrally located.Here you can enjoy a choice of restaurants, and there are department stores and shopping.

Planning Our Trip To Japan

I have just finished a Skype call to my son in Japan. He lives in Tokyo, and called for Mother's Day. It is celebrated in Japan today as well. Last year was lovely. We were actually in Okayama - famous for it's Korakuen garden at his Mother-in-law's place ............ so the two Mum's were together on Mother's Day.

Some of conversation was about where we want to go when we visit Kyushuin September. He and our daughter-in-law will join us and we will share a rented car to travel around.

I know I want to see Nagasaki. This city has a European background and apparently this is reflected in the architecture.There is much promoting peace after having rebuilt after the atomic bomb.

This whole island has many thermal areas with hot springs a feature in many areas. Beppo with it's thermal area and monkeys bathing in steaming pools always seems very exotic !

Pottery towns are also famous so I imagine we will be wanting to visit some of these traditional potteries as we tour the island.

Kumamoto looks a lovely city. The Shakain Koya Temple, Kumamoto Castle and Suizenji Jojuen Park all sound like places I will definitely be wanting to visit.

Fukuoka is of course also a city we will want to spend some time in! Already I can see some serious planning will be needed to fit it all in! As one week will be a little like Golden week and a public holiday we will need to book early.

I love Japan. There is just so much variety in the architecture and landscapes in the different islands.

Booking Airfares To Fukuoka,Japan and Jeju Island - South Korea

We have just booked our air fares from Auckland to Fukuoka, Japan. Cathay Pacific had some well priced fares via Hong Kong. We will have two nights as a stopover, so we can enjoy a day catching up on changes to the Hong Kong we visited back in 1986!

However, we are finding it very difficult to come up with a reasonably priced airfare from Fukuoka to Jeju Island, South Korea. Our daughter and her partner are living in the resort town of Soegwipo at the moment, so after a week with our son and daughter-in-law who live in Japan, we were hoping to visit Jeju Island, which is popular with the South Koreans for honeymoons..... thus it is nicknamed "Honeymoon Island".

It seems to be very pretty, and has a nice climate. While the Koreans say it is the Hawaii of Korea I am assured while lovely...... it is definitely not a second Hawaii!However, there are beautiful beaches, lava tubes, good deep sea diving and some interesting sightseeing spots to visit.

So far the cheapest airfare from Fukuoka to Jeju Island is about half the cost of flying from New Zealand to Fukuoka, and we have yet to find accommodation........our offspring's accommodation is minute!

One tip.......had we not asked our travel agent about him doing the bookings for the same price as the internet, we would not have been able to do the stopover in Hong Kong via the internet. Sometimes it works better to use a travel agent.......and he got exactly the same price for us as on the internet.

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