Nagasaki
Nagasaki (長崎市, Nagasaki-shi) is the capital city of Nagasaki Prefecture in Japan.[1]
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長崎市 | |
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| Nagasaki City | |
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| 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°ECoordinates: 32°47′N 129°52′E / 32.783°N 129.867°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kyushu |
| Prefecture | Nagasaki Prefecture |
| District | n/a |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Shirō Suzuki (2023-) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 406.35 km2 (156.89 sq mi) |
| • Land | 241.20 km2 (93.13 sq mi) |
| • Water | 165.15 km2 (63.76 sq mi) |
| Population (March 1, 2017) | |
| • Total | 425,723 |
| • Density | 1,047.676/km2 (2,713.47/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| - Tree | Chinese tallow tree |
| - Flower | Hydrangea |
| Phone number | 095-825-5151 |
| Address | 2-22 Sakura-machi, Nagasaki-shi, Nagasaki-ken 850-8685 |
| Website | www |
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| Kanji | 長崎 | ||||
| Hiragana | ながさき | ||||
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Nagasaki was founded by the Portuguese in the late 16th century.
It has been recognized as a core city since 1997.[2]
History
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
- Deshima - KONB11-388A6-NA-P-052-GRAV.jpg
Dejima was an artificial island in Nagasaki Bay; its fan shape was easily recognizable. The trading post consisted mainly of warehouses and dwelling houses (1669 engraving).
- Nagasakibomb.jpg
The mushroom cloud from the atomic explosion over Nagasaki at 11:02 am, August 9, 1945
- Sanno torii boxed in red.jpg
An intact torii in the foreground and a one-legged torii in the background, Nagasaki, October 1945
Overview of Nagasaki in the early morning as the sun rises, 2016
- Nagasaki Trolley M5199.jpg
Trolley car of Nagasaki Electric Tramway, Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan
- Nagasaki population pyramid in 2020.svg
Nagasaki prefecture population pyramid in 2020
- Nagasaki peace memorial hall.jpg
Nagasaki National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims
- Sofukuji Nagasaki Japan30n.jpg
Sōfuku-ji (National treasure of Japan)
- Nagasaki Lantern Festival - 01.jpg
Nagasaki Lantern Festival
Related pages
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2002). "Nagasaki" in Japan Encyclopedia, pp. 682-683.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Sakoku-rei" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 813.
Other websites
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide about: Nagasaki |
- Nagasaki official website Archived 2017-01-30 at the Wayback Machine(in English); 長崎市(in Japanese)
- VISIT NAGASAKI Official Tourism Website for Nagasaki City Archived 2016-12-31 at the Wayback Machine(in English)
- 16x16px Geographic data related to Nagasaki at OpenStreetMap
