Culture Riusuke Fukahori Exhibition 2021 Kim Bergström Riusuke Fukahori is a contemporary artist who focuses on one specific subject matter in his work: goldfish. Fukahori is well-...
Activities Up on Unzen-san C. Rio It was a crisp day at the end of October when we began our journey to hike to the top of Unzen-san.
Culture Miquel Barceló Exhibition: Nagasaki 2021 Kim Bergström A special exhibition taking place at the Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum looks at the works of Miquel Barceló (1957 -), who i...
Activities Streets of Nagasaki Kim Bergström Nagasaki is a city with hills full of history. From the Peace Park to Dejima, or the city's incredible churches, a stroll aro...
Culture Fireworks Display at Huis Ten Bosch Senén Germade I prefer electrical storms; however, each time I know a firework display is going to take place I try not to miss it. During ...
Transportation Nagasaki Streetcars Senén Germade They are considered to be slow and noisy, they are not always on time, and normally they are quite packed with people; howeve...
Culture Siebold Memorial Museum in Nagasaki Alena Eckelmann The most famous German in Japan is probably Philipp Franz von Siebold (1796-1866), a national of Bavaria in present-day Germany
Gunkanjima Perspective - No. 1 Takako Sakamoto Gunkanjima, a candidate to become a World Heritage site, is a dramatic, uninhabited island that never ceases to fascinate me.
Culture Peace Immersion in Nagasaki Sherilyn Siy Peace Immersion in Nagasaki: Three must-visit places about the 1945 atomic bombing
Food Restaurant Washoku Yohira Sandra Isaka Washoku Yohira is a hidden oasis in Shianbashi, Nagasaki's entertainment district. Housed in a lovely 140-year-old building,...
Activities Huis Ten Bosch Hydrangea Festival Kim Bergström Hydrangeas are one of the highlights of Japan's rainy season, and Nagasaki's Huis Ten Bosch theme park showcases thousands of...
Activities Tsushima Island Viola van Onselen This article is showcasing the unique eco-tourism opportunities on Tsushima Island. It talks about the rural revitalization p...
Culture Kameyama Shachu Memorial Museum Guillaume Doré The museum focus on Sakamoto Ryoma, who is the founder of the company and a key character in the bakumatsu period.
Activities Walk Around Oshidorino Pond Guillaume Doré Just north of Unzen, you can walk around a mall lake, Oshidorino Pond.
Culture Dejima Island's Legacy Alena Eckelmann Dejima, once a small man-made island off the shores of Nagasaki, is now enclosed within modern Nagasaki City's hustle and bus...