Nagasaki Information of Kyushu Travel Info

Nagasaki Prefecture is located at the northwestern part of Kyushu, which is at the far west end of Japan. A unification of the western half of the former province of Hizen, with the former island provinces of Tsushima and Iki, has had close ties with foreign civilization for centuries. The prefecture is located near the Korean Peninsula and China, the region around Hirado was a traditional center for both traders and pirates.
During the 16th century, Catholic missionaries and traders from Portugal arrived and became active in Hirado and Nagasaki, which became a major center for foreign trade. During Edo era, which under the Sakoku national isolation policy, Japanese foreign trade was continued with Chinese and Dutch traders based at Dejima in Nagasaki. Even Christianity was banned under this policy, Kirishitan(Japanese Christian) became Kakure Kirishitan (Hidden Christians) to continues their faith to Catholic. After the Meiji Era, Nagasaki and Sasebo became major ports for foreign trade, and eventually major military bases and shipbuilding centers for the Imperial Japanese Navy up to World War II. On August 9, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki. Now, Nagasaki is still international and cultural cities, and you can find many discoveries in your journey.

By Air

Nagasaki air terminal is the main gateway from Tokyo, Osaka and Other prefectures.
For island in Nagasaki, the air services are available in Nagasaki Air terminal and Fukuoka Air terminal.

INTERNATIONAL
TO	FROM	TIMES
NAGASAKI	SEOUL	1 HOUR 20 MIN
	SHANGHAI	1 HOUR 30 MIN
DOMESTIC
NAGASAKI	TOKYO	1 HOUR 55 MIN
	OSAKA	1 HOUR 10 MIN
	KAGOSHIMA	35 MIN

By Train

The way to Kyushu From Tokyo, Osaka by train is the same as Fukuoka or Kyushu access infomation. The Express train to Nagasaki or Sasebo, is available from Hakata Station.

TO	FROM	TIMES	COSTS
NAGASAKI	FUKUOKA	1 HOUR 50 MIN	4,910 YEN ~
SASEBO		1 HOUR 40 MIN	3,940 YEN ~

By Bus

The bus service is available to Nagasaki, Sasebo from other prefectures. Each places from Fukuoka Hakata station or Tenjin Bus Station is leaving every 30 mins.

TO	FROM	TIMES	COSTS
NAGASAKI	FUKUOKA	2 HOURS 20 MIN	2,500 YEN
SASEBO		2 HOURS 05 MIN	2,200 YEN