Nagasaki

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長崎市
Nagasaki City
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Nagasaki City view from Hamahira01s3.jpg
Flag of Nagasaki
Official seal of Nagasaki
 
Map of Nagasaki Prefecture with Nagasaki highlighted in pink
Map of Nagasaki Prefecture with Nagasaki highlighted in pink
Coordinates: 32°47′N 129°52′E / 32.783°N 129.867°E / 32.783; 129.867Coordinates: 32°47′N 129°52′E / 32.783°N 129.867°E / 32.783; 129.867
CountryJapan
RegionKyushu
PrefectureNagasaki Prefecture
Districtn/a
Government
 • MayorTomihisa Taue (2007-)
Area
 • Total406.35 km2 (156.89 sq mi)
 • Land241.20 km2 (93.13 sq mi)
 • Water165.15 km2 (63.76 sq mi)
Population
 (March 1, 2017)
 • Total425,723
 • Density1,047.676/km2 (2,713.47/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- TreeChinese tallow tree
- FlowerHydrangea
Phone number095-825-5151
Address2-22 Sakura-machi, Nagasaki-shi, Nagasaki-ken
850-8685
Websitewww.city.nagasaki.lg.jp
Nagasaki
Nagasaki (Chinese characters).svg
Nagasaki in kanji
Japanese name
Kanji 長崎
Hiragana ながさき
Nagasaki waterfront on the harbor

Nagasaki was founded by the Portuguese in the late 16th century.

It has been recognized as a core city since 1997.[2]

History

 
Monument at the atomic bomb hypocenter in Nagasaki

Nagasaki was founded by the Portuguese in the late 16th century. During the Edo period, Nagasaki was the only port in which trade with other countries was permitted[1] because of the national isolation policy (sakoku).[3]

In the 1870s, Nagasaki became the capital city of the prefecture which evolved from the former province.

On August 9, 1945, Nagasaki was the second of two Japanese cities which were destroyed with an atomic bomb near the end of the Second World War.[1]

Nagasaki Media

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2002). "Nagasaki" in Japan Encyclopedia, pp. 682-683.
  2. Jacobs, A.J. "Japan's Evolving Nested Municipal Hierarchy: The Race for Local Power in the 2000s," Urban Studies Research, Vol. 2011 (2011), p. 8 [PDF 8 of 14]; retrieved 2012-12-5.
  3. Nussbaum, "Sakoku-rei" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 813.

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