Nagasaki City

にしかわじょけん。江戸時代中期の天文学者。肥前長崎商家の生まれ。日本初の世界地誌『華夷通商考』を著した。

しんなんぴん。中国清の画家で、享保16年（1731）に長崎を訪れて2年ほど滞在。花鳥画の技法を伝えた。後、弟子らが南蘋派を形成した。

Hiraga organized the first exhibition of medicinal products in Japan and, as a scientist during the Edo period, created the Elikiter; he also wrote joruri

A German physician and naturalist who served as a physician for the Dutch trading house in Dejima during the Edo period

Dutch Trading Post head who compiled the first full-scale Dutch-Japanese dictionary during his stay at Dejima

A late Edo and Meiji period statesman who successfully negotiated the bloodless surrender of Edo castle

Scottish merchant who sold arms and ammunition, as well as warships, to the Shogunate and local clans, mainly rebellious clans in southwest Japan, from the end of the Edo period to the early Meiji period

Patriot toward the end of the Edo period who succeeded at rallying anti-Shogunate factions; founded the company Kameyama Shachu (later the Kaientai)

An enlightenment thinker active from the end of the Edo period into the Meiji period who, on the basis of his experiences on three trips to Europe and the United States, stressed the importance of looking outside of Asia for knowledge, and who founded the Keio Gijuku School

江戸時代末期から明治時代にかけて活躍した、日本における最初の写真家。長崎で生まれ、同地に上野撮影局を開いた。

江戸時代末期から明治にかけて活躍した実業家。土佐藩の土佐商会の主任として長崎で活動し、グラバーら外国商人と取引を行った。

The hydrangea, a garden plant associated with the rainy season, can be appreciated in many famous places

長崎の市の木。中国原産の落葉樹で、18世紀頃に長崎に渡来したとされる。烏臼木（うきゅうぼく）ともいう。

長崎市特産の果物。江戸時代に茂木地区で栽培が始まったとされる。

長崎市名物の麺料理。とんこつと鶏ガラをブレンドした、コクのあるスープに、エビ、イカ、キャベツなど具材が入る。

17世紀頃にオランダから伝わったとされる凧。長崎ではハタと読む。

長崎市発祥の和・洋・中の要素を取り入れた料理。

長崎市の名物菓子。16世紀頃にポルトガルから伝わったとされる。写真は、カステラの老舗福砂屋。

The trading house established on Dejima in Nagasaki during the Edo period to handle trade with the Netherlands

Dejima was a small island created in the port of Nagasaki during the Edo period and served as the only window for goods from Western Europe during the period of Japan’s isolation

長崎市の平和公園にある像。昭和30年（1955）の被爆10周年行事に向けてつくられた。

長崎市の中島川にかかる石造りのアーチ橋。重要文化財。寛永11年（1634）に中国の僧・黙子如定によってつくられた。

日本最古の教会。国宝。正式名は日本二十六聖殉教者聖堂。「長崎と天草地方の潜伏キリシタン関連遺産」を構成する文化財のひとつ。

Ono Church sits on a hillside overlooking the Nagasaki coastline. This humble structure, built with stone walls and mud plaster, harkens back to the days of the Hidden Christians of Nagasaki, where a long-persecuted people worshipped a foreign religion in fear for their lives. In 1879, the French missionary Father Marco Marie de Rotz was sent to tend to the Christians in the coastal settlement of Sotome. Large numbers of Christians had lived in the area since the 16th century, but at the beginning of the 17th century, the shogunate outlawed Christianity, driving out missionaries, closing the country, and forcing believers to worship in secret. Twenty-five years after Japan was reopened to foreigners by American military threat, Father de Rotz arrived in Sotome to find Christians no longer actively persecuted, but nevertheless living in poverty. He decided to build the Shitsu Church as a focal point for their faith; Ono Church, north-west of Shitsu Church, was built for worshippers who couldn’t attend Shitsu Church because of the distance. The simple stone structure is a testament to the poverty and endurance of these people, and the innovations that de Rotz brought with him: its distinctive stone walls, often referred to as doro walls, may have taken their name literally from “de Rotz,” or they could be named after the doro, or mud plaster consisting of lime, sand, clay, and crushed basalt, concocted by Father de Rotz to glue the wall together. Father de Rotz also established the Shitsu Aid Center to foster the independence of local women without husbands or male relatives to support them. The center now operates as a museum and shows the variety of industries he helped train these women in. Father de Rotz strived tirelessly to improve the lives of Sotome’s residents and was loved deeply by his congregation in return. The two churches are designated Important Cultural Properties, and form part of the “Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region” added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 2018. Both churches are still used as places of worship and should be contacted in advance before visiting. The interior of the Ono Church is not open to the public.

A one-story, white-painted wooden building that stands on a lush green hillside near Nagasaki, the Shitsu Church was built in 1882 by a much-loved French missionary. In 1879, Father Marco Marie de Rotz was sent to tend to local people in the coastal settlement of Sotome. Large numbers of Christians had lived in the area since the 16th century, but at the beginning of the 17th century, the shogunate outlawed Christianity, forcing believers to worship in secret. After he was assigned to Sotome, Father de Rotz saw how the villagers lived in poverty and decided to build the Shitsu Church as a focal point for their faith. The one-story building has a bell tower, at the top of which is a statue of the Virgin Mary that Father de Rotz brought from his native France. The following year he established the Shitsu Aid Center to foster the independence of local women without husbands or male relatives to support them. The center now operates as a museum and shows the variety of industries he helped train these women in. Father de Rotz strived tirelessly to improve the lives of Sotome’s residents and was loved deeply by his congregation in return. A short distance to the northwest, he also established the Ono Church for worshippers who couldn’t attend the Shitsu Church. The two churches are designated Important Cultural Properties, and form part of the “Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region” added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 2018. Both churches are still used as places of worship and should be contacted in advance before visiting.

19世紀に長崎で活動したグラバーの旧邸宅。「明治日本の産業革命遺産 製鉄・製鋼、造船、石炭産業」を構成する文化財のひとつ。

明治から昭和にかけて、炭鉱で栄えた島。正式名称は端島。「明治日本の産業革命遺産 製鉄・製鋼、造船、石炭産業」を構成する文化財のひとつ。

江戸時代に発見され、昭和まで稼働した炭鉱。「明治日本の産業革命遺産 製鉄・製鋼、造船、石炭産業」の構成資産のひとつ。

長崎市と諫早市にある三菱重工業の造船所・工場。「明治日本の産業革命遺産 製鉄・製鋼、造船、石炭産業」の構成資産のひとつ

A Catholic male religious order that pursued missionary efforts throughout the world, and that introduced European culture to Japan

Nanban boeki (literally, “trade with southern foreigners”) refers to trade between Japan and Portugal, Spain, and other European countries from the mid-16th century through the 17th centuries. This trade brought the culture associated with the Age of Discovery to Japan

Feudal lords during the Warring States period who protected Christian missionaries and themselves converted to Christianity during this period of war from the late 16th century through the early 17th century

Christians who remained faithful for the 230 years since Christianity was prohibited in the early Edo period

A delegation of four boys dispatched to the Pope by Christian daimyo in the age of Hideyoshi Toyotomi

長崎県長崎市にある諏訪神社の秋季大祭「長崎くんち」。市内の５９の踊町（おどりちょう）が７組に分かれ、７年に一度回ってくる当番の踊町が演し物（だしもの）を奉納する。