Hirado, Nagasaki
Hirado (平戸市, Hirado-shi) is a Japanese city in Nagasaki Prefecture.[1]
History
Hirado has been a port since the Nara period.
During the Edo period, Hirado was the seat of the Hirado Domain. The city developed around Hirado Castle (Hirado-jō).[1]
The first Frenchman to arrive in Japan was Francis Caron. He live in Hirado.[1]
Geography
The city is located on the island of the same name; and it has expanded to the island of Kyūshū. The two parts of the city are connected by the Hirado Bridge which was built in 1977.
Hirado, Nagasaki Media
- HiradoCastle
- HiradoCastle2.jpg
View of Hirado bay from Hirado castle
- HiradoOhashi.jpg
Bridge to Hirado, Nagasaki prefecture, Japan en:user:Fg2 I took this photograph and contributed it to the public domain.
- JP Expressway E35.svg
Alphanumeral road sign for Nishi-Kyūshū Expressway
- Hirado Dutch Trading Post 01.jpg
復元された平戸オランダ商館倉庫（長崎県平戸市）。
References
Other websites
16x16px Media related to Hirado, Nagasaki at Wikimedia Commons
- http://www.city.hirado.nagasaki.jp/english/home.htm Archived 2008-07-27 at the Wayback Machine; (in Japanese)
- American Friendship Doll at Hirado Kindergarten Archived 2012-02-04 at the Wayback Machine
Coordinates: 33°22′N 129°33′E / 33.367°N 129.550°E
