Ray's Rabbit Hutch 2: Nagasaki

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2024/03/10

I went to the Glover Garden last year.

The garden was located on the Minamiyamate hillside overlooking Nagasaki harbor in Nagasaki city.

The Glover Residence standed in the garden was said the oldest Western-style house surviving in Japan.

'The Basilica of the Twenty-Six Holy Martyrs of Japan' is the official name of Oura church. It was designated as a National Treasure in 1933.

We went to the church while we were staying in Nagasaki.

It is also called the Church of the 26 Japanese Martyrs.

For many years it was the only Western-style building and is said to be the oldest Christian church in Japan.

We went to Ishidake-tenboudai sigtseeing place to see Kujyu-kushima.

The Last Samurai staring Ken Watanabe in the title role, with Tom Cruise is a 2003 action drama film.

The beginning of the islands' scene, Kujyu-kushima, was taken from the sigtseeing place.

Parking Lot of Ishidake-Tenboudai

Kujukushima Aquarium

Kujukushima Cruising Ship

I took a walk around Hirado harbor area for about an hour. There were old houses and shops at both side of the main street.

We could see beautiful ocean, a lighthouse and ships going to and fro.

We went to Shimabara city.

Shimabara city is located on the north-eastern tip of the Shimabara Peninsula, facing Ariake Bay in the east and Mount Unzen in the west.

The popular tourist destination within the area is Shimabara Castle and the nearby "Samurai Residence."

Samurai residence is located on the west side of the Shimabara castle.

The area was a residence town where the lower-class samurai used to live.

That Ashigaru and gun craftsmen used to live here.

We visited St. Francis Xavier Memorial Church and Kohmyoji Temple in Hirado city.

The "Hidden Christian Sites of the Nagasaki and Amakusa Regions" were designated as world heritage sites in July 2018.

This scenic place was popular for tourists where they could take a picture of both church and temple together.