Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Nagasaki, Japan

Legend

Churches & Art
Nature
Water & Wind
Historical
Heritage & Space
Tourism
Paid Tours & Activities

Tour Facts

Number of sights 11 sights
Distance 4.4 km
Ascend 118 m
Descend 176 m

Experience Nagasaki in Japan in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in NagasakiIndividual Sights in Nagasaki

Sight 1: Glover Garden

Show sight on map
Glover Garden

Glover Garden is a park in Nagasaki, Japan, built for Thomas Blake Glover, a Scottish merchant who contributed to the modernization of Japan in shipbuilding, coal mining, and other fields. In it stands the Glover Residence, the oldest Western-style house surviving in Japan and Nagasaki's foremost tourist attraction.

Wikipedia: Glover Garden (EN)

412 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 2: Oura Catholic Church

Show sight on map
Oura Catholic Church

The Oura Church or Oura Cathedral, officially the Basilica of the Twenty-Six Holy Martyrs of Japan (日本二十六聖殉教者聖堂), is a Catholic minor basilica and co-cathedral in Nagasaki, Japan, built soon after the end of the Japanese government's Seclusion Policy in 1853. It is named after the 26 Japanese Martyrs. For many years it was the only Western-style building declared a national treasure, and is said to be the oldest Christian church in Japan.

Wikipedia: Oura Church (EN), Website

289 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: Inori no Oka Art Book Museum

Show sight on map

The Prayer Hill Picture Book Museum is a picture book museum located in Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.

Wikipedia: 祈りの丘絵本美術館 (JA), Website

210 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: ナガサキピースミュージアム

Show sight on map

The Nagasaki Peace Museum is a museum dedicated to peace in the Tokiwa district of Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture. It is operated by the specified non-profit organization "Nagasaki Peace Sphere Fire Movement". The honorary director of the museum is the painter Taiji Harada, and the chairman is Masashi Sada.

Wikipedia: ナガサキピースミュージアム (JA)

137 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Chanpon Museum

Show sight on map

Shikairo is a Chinese restaurant located in Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture, and a company (corporation) headquartered in Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture, which operates the restaurant. It is known as the birthplace of champon and dish udon.

Wikipedia: 四海樓 (中華料理店) (JA)

355 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 6: Confucius Shrine (Kōshi-byō)

Show sight on map
Confucius Shrine (Kōshi-byō) / PD

Kōshi-byō (孔子廟) is a Confucian temple in Nagasaki, Japan. Today the land on which it stands is owned by the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo.

Wikipedia: Confucius Shrine, Nagasaki (EN), Website

629 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 7: Nagasakishi Noguchiyataro Memorial Museum

Show sight on map
Nagasakishi Noguchiyataro Memorial Museum

The Nagasaki City Yataro Noguchi Memorial Art Museum is an art museum located in Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture. It exhibits works by Yataro Noguchi, a representative painter in the post-war Japanese Western painting scene.

Wikipedia: 長崎市野口彌太郎記念美術館 (JA)

658 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 8: Nagasaki Shinchi Chinatown

Show sight on mapGet Ticket*

Nagasaki Shinchi Chinatown is an area located in Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan. Today this area is a shopping strip covering many blocks.

Wikipedia: Nagasaki Shinchi Chinatown (EN), Website

475 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 9: Dejima Dutch Trading Post

Show sight on map
Dejima Dutch Trading Post

Dejima or Deshima, in the 17th century also called Tsukishima , was an artificial island off Nagasaki, Japan that served as a trading post for the Portuguese (1570–1639) and subsequently the Dutch (1641–1858). For 220 years, it was the central conduit for foreign trade and cultural exchange with Japan during the isolationist Edo period (1600–1869), and the only Japanese territory open to Westerners.

Wikipedia: Dejima (EN)

784 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 10: Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum

Show sight on map
Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museumtravel oriented from Manila, Philippines / CC BY-SA 2.0

Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum opened in Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, in 2005. The collection comprises artworks relating to Nagasaki as well as works of Spanish art collected by Suma Yakichiro , special envoy to Spain during the Second World War. Alongside the Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture, which opened the same year, it supersedes and replaces the former Nagasaki Prefectural Museum and Art Museum , which closed at the end of 2002.

Wikipedia: Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum (EN), Website

465 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 11: Nagasaki Seaside Park

Show sight on mapGet Ticket*
Nagasaki Seaside Park

Nagasaki Waterside Forest Park is a seaside park located in Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture. It is managed by Nagasaki Prefecture.

Wikipedia: 長崎水辺の森公園 (JA)

Share

Spread the word! Share this page with your friends and family.

How likely are you to recommend us?


Disclaimer Please be aware of your surroundings and do not enter private property. We are not liable for any damages that occur during the tours.

GPX-Download For navigation apps and GPS devices you can download the tour as a GPX file.