knowledge Overview
Nagasaki is a first-level administrative division of Japan in the Kyushu region. Its area is about 4,132 km2 and its population about 0.0 million (2024), with its capital at Nagasaki.
History
Part of old Hizen Province; under sakoku isolation, Dejima in Nagasaki was Japan's only international trading port and a center of Christian culture and Dutch learning. The prefecture was created in 1871.
Geography and industry
Hashima (Gunkanjima, World Heritage), Glover Garden, the Atomic Bomb Museum and Oura Cathedral are famous; champon noodles and castella sweets, plus the island chains of the Goto, Iki and Tsushima, are distinctive.
Transport
Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen opened in September 2022, running from Takeo-Onsen via Ureshino-Onsen, Shin-Omura and Isahaya to Nagasaki.