Find The Top Attractions In Nagasaki

When you look at Japan, you will quickly realize it is a city that has been rebuilt from the ground up after the bombing during World War II. However, I know the city is definitely one that you are going to find has plenty of attractions. Since you do not travel to Nagasaki every day, I know you will not really know what to eat in Nagasaki, but you will also not know about the top attractions to see in Nagasaki. Since this is the case, I have decided it was time for me to go on and start to showcase some of the best attractions for you to see. Then you will know about the Nagasaki Japan points of Interest. This will make it easier for you to plan out your vacation or holiday and even know we are covering the items inside of the city itself, so you do not even have to worry about taking day trips from Nagasaki.

How I Found The Attractions

I spent weeks preparing this list and decided it was time for me to share the list with everyone. I did quite a bit of research in the information I worked on and this was very time consuming, which is why I have not posted any Japan updates lately. However, I do have to say I loved doing this work and did meet quite a few people along the way that were very nice to me and helpful. You may even look at the Nagasaki tourism bureau for some great information as well, but I do have to suggest if you are looking for even more information to look at the Nagasaki travel guide that you can hire to take you around the city and know it will be easier for you to have a great trip. With this being the case, here are some of the best attractions I have found and wanted to share with you.

Huis Ten Bosch

Located outside of the city property this could be considered a day trip from Nagasaki. However, it is a place that is set up to be amazing and is definitely a place you will want to go out and visit because it has an amazing theme park type of feel to it. Huis Ten Bosch is set up as a Dutch Village and definitely will provide you with a different feel than the traditional Japanese type of culture that you are expecting to see. So this will be a place you will enjoy and want to go out and see.

• The park does offer plenty of ride for you to enjoy and the entire family as well if you are traveling with your family.
• At this park, you will notice there are different festivals that are going to be happening at a variety of times during the year. It is important if you want to catch a festival you check out the website by clicking here to catch what the latest festivals. Please note this is the English version of the website.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Es33p9m8QOo

Nagasaki Penguin Aquarium

Penguins are an animal that you normally would think of as being only found in the Arctic conditions. This does hold true for the most part, but what you need to realize is they are also an animal that is endangered as well. So it is pretty nice to see the Nagasaki Penguin Aquarium. This is a great place for you to go and visit and know you are going to see a majority of the penguins that are present in the world. Out of the 18 species present in the world, you are able to see over half of them at this aquarium. It is definitely worth going to see these penguins and enjoy the beauty that is seen in nature and the penguins.

• This is an amazing place because you do have a chance to see up to 180 penguins, but what is just as amazing is the fact that close to half of the penguins you are able to see at the aquarium were born at the location, which proves just how well the breeding program has worked here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLQKPPc3Kf8

Peace Park

The Nagasaki Peace Park is definitely a place you will love to travel to because you are going to be able to recall the peace that has been brought to the world after the destruction of the city with the atomic bomb. The peace park will help you know the peace that can exist and how this has been built up to the point that you are going to recall that war is very destructive and definitely not something that needs to have a place in the world today. No matter what this is a beautiful park and one place that has the quiet and fountains that you can just sit and enjoy and recall how the power of man can destroy so much, but at the same time, we as a people are able to build ourselves back up.  One thing you have to do when you are looking at visiting the peace park will be going and checking out the fountain that is shown in the picture here because it will allow you to reflect more on life and how important water is and how destructive we have been at times.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYM97o_nR4w

Confucius Shrine 

Do you want to visit China, but not leave Japan? If that is the case then you will like the Confucius Shrine. This is one of those places that is going to be amazing as it has a very storied past since it was built in 1893. However, what else is great about the shrine is the fact that it is the only place that has been built by Chinese hands outside of China. Now, you may be asking how we can say you can go to China without leaving Japan? Well, that is easy because if you go and visit the Confucius Shrine it is still land that belongs to China and is controlled by the Chinese embassy in Tokyo. This makes it possible for you to visit some of the Japanese lands without ever having to leave the country of Japan. This is a great place for you to go and reflect on the peace you want to have, but also have the beauty as well of the Chinese architecture, which is similar to the Japanese architecture. The difference is the shrine here even has some of the Chinese relics that are in Japan and definitely a place you will want to visit.

Nagasaki Bio Park

Zoos are not a common place for you to go and visit, but when you are looking at the perfect blend of culture and animal displays then you have to go to the Bio Park. The location has plenty for you to do and see, but it is a definitely a great place for your family to go and visit. The park is one place that, unlike other Bio parks in the world, will allow you to have interaction with a lot of the animals you are looking at. This even includes some of the monkeys and capybaras that you are able to go up and feed and pet. I do recommend you use caution when you are doing this and make sure your kids are being safe if they decided to go out and feed any of the animals they are allowed to feed. If you do get bored with the animals that are in the Bio Park, then you can go out and enjoy the botanical gardens that are in the park as well. Definitely, a place that will allow you to see plants that are common and not so common in the region.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OmhnzA9s44

Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum

The atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki and it was one of the contributing factors to ending the second World War. However, as can be seen, the city has rebuilt itself and is one of the major hubs in the country of Japan. You just have to make sure you know about the history of the location to truly understand why it is such a marvel of the rebuilding of the city. At the Atomic Bomb Museum, you get this chance to see how history unfolded and will have a chance to learn about how the changes were brought about to the city after the bombing, but also before the bomb hit as well. That is because this museum is going to commemorate everything it can about what happened during the bombing, the time period before the bombing happened, and even what happened after the bomb struck. This is done by saving all the different artifacts that could be found about the bombing, but also the newspaper clippings and other items that have preserved this moment in time for everyone to remember.

What About The Rest Of The Attractions In Nagasaki

I have to say, I really love the city and how it was rebuilt after being destroyed by the atomic bomb. However, I know that it is very difficult to take a very large city like Nagasaki and narrow down the list of the best attractions I have found in the city and this is something else that I really never thought about having to accept a challenge before. Thankfully, I had quite a bit of time to work on these attractions and I have found the city to be very welcoming and definitely a place that you are going to want to take a vacation to. No matter what, you need to realize this is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the attractions in Nagasaki and you will definitely want to explore these attractions and even more.

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