Destinations
Nagasaki: History, Champon Noodles & the Hillside Views of a Forgotten City
Nagasaki (長崎) has two claims to world historical significance that could not be more different in character. The…
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History & Heritage
The Atomic Bomb Dome & Nagasaki Memorial: How Japan Remembers 1945
On August 6, 1945, at 8:15 AM, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima — the…
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History & Heritage
The Hidden Christian Villages of Nagasaki: Japan’s 250-Year Secret Faith
In 1549, the Jesuit missionary Francis Xavier arrived in Japan and began the first sustained Christian evangelization of…
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History & Heritage
The Meiji Restoration Trail: Yokohama, Tsuwano & the Modernization Story
In 1853, the American Commodore Matthew Perry sailed four warships into Edo Bay and demanded that Japan open…
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History & Heritage
Gunkanjima (Battleship Island): The Abandoned Coal Island Off Nagasaki
Hashima Island (端島) — universally known as Gunkanjima (軍艦島 / "Battleship Island") for its profile when approached by…
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Culture & History
Castle in the Sky Real Location | Gunkanjima & Takeda Castle
Ghibli Real Locations · Castle in the Sky Castle in the Sky: Japan’s TwoReal Floating Ruins Gunkanjima —…
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