NAGASAKI HOTELS & TRAVEL GUIDE
Nagasaki Hotels &
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Nagasaki (長崎市;
-shi, literally "long peninsula") is the capital and the largest city
of Nagasaki Prefecture located at the south-western coast of Kyushu, Japan.
Geographical location 32°44′ N 129°52′ E It was a centre of European
influence in medieval Japan, and the second city on which an atomic
bomb was dropped by the US during World War II.
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Nagasaki at night, 2003
Nagasaki lies at the head of a long bay which forms the best natural
harbour on the southern Japanese home island of Kyushu. The main
commercial and residential area of the city lies on a small plain near
the end of the bay. Two rivers divided by a mountain spur form the two
main valleys in which the city lies. The heavily built-up area of the
city is confined by the terrain to less than 4 square miles. As of
2004 the population of the city is 447,419 and its size in square
kilometres is 338.72 or about 130 sq.mi making it a fairly large city
by Japanese standards in relation to its population level.
Nagasaki History
 Founded
before 1500, Nagasaki was originally a secluded harbour village. It
enjoyed little historical significance until contact with European
explorers in 1542, but the 1945 Atomic bombing has made Nagasaki world
famous.
Megane-bashi, the "Eyeglasses bridge" (symbol of
Nagasaki) by
Fg2
Nagasaki Sight
Seeing
Glover Garden
Peace Memorial Park
Inasa mountain
Oura Roman Catholic Church
Urakami Roman Catholic Church
many nice European buildings
Nagasaki Food
Nagasaki's most famous dish is Chanpon which is a dish of noodles
with vegetable and seafood. Also "Saraudon" is popular food too. "Saraudon"
is as well as "Chanpon".Castella is a sponge cake that was originally
brought by the Portuguese.
Sasebo is the second largest city in Nagasaki. Sasebo has American
culture because there are American base in Sasebo.
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