Discover Japan's Hidden Gems

Oura Church

Japan's Oldest Standing Church and National Treasure

Japan's oldest standing Christian church, designated a National Treasure and part of the UNESCO H...

Nagasaki

Nagasaki - Where East Met West

Historic international port city with a unique blend of Japanese, Chinese, Dutch, and Portuguese ...

Nozaki Island

Nozaki Island: An Emptied Island, a Brick Church and Two Boats a Day

A long, hilly island east of Ojika in the northern Goto chain. Over 650 people lived in its three...

Unzen Onsen

Hot Springs Around the Steaming Unzen Jigoku: Its Inns and Public Baths

A historic hot spring resort in the Unzen volcanic mountains, famous for its dramatic jigoku (hel...

Sasebo

Western Kyushu Port City and Gateway to Kujukushima

A port city in western Nagasaki Prefecture that serves as the gateway to Kujukushima and is known...

Mount Inasa

333-Metre Summit with Night Views over Nagasaki

A 333-metre mountain west of central Nagasaki with a summit observatory reached by ropeway, known...

Glover Garden

A hillside open-air museum featuring Western-style residences from Japan's Meiji-era foreign sett...

Huis Ten Bosch

Huis Ten Bosch - Japan's Dutch Kingdom Theme Park

Japan's largest theme park recreating a Dutch town with canals, windmills, flower gardens, and se...

Kuroshima

A Ferry Island off Sasebo Where Hidden Christians Farmed an Old Horse Ranch, and a Brick Church from 1902

A small hilly island about 50 minutes by ferry from Ainoura in Sasebo, settled in the 19th centur...

Hashima Island (Gunkanjima)

Abandoned Coal Mining Island and UNESCO Industrial Heritage Site

A UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution, Hashima...

Nagasaki Peace Park

Memorial to Nagasaki's Atomic Bombing

A solemn peace memorial featuring the Peace Statue and the Atomic Bomb Museum documenting Nagasak...

Goto Islands

Remote Island Chain with Hidden Christian Heritage

Remote archipelago of 140 islands known for UNESCO-listed Hidden Christian churches, pristine bea...

Kujukushima

Island-Dotted Seascape in Saikai National Park

A stretch of coast near Sasebo scattered with more than 200 small islands, best seen from sightse...

Tsushima

Japan's Border Island, 49.5 km from Korea and 82 km End to End

A long, forested island in the strait between Kyushu and Korea, with a 7th-century border fort, a...

Dejima

Restored Edo-Period Dutch Trading Post

A restored fan-shaped island in central Nagasaki that served as the Netherlands' trading post dur...