1-Siebold Memorial Museum
Siebold came to Japan to attend Dutch
Trading House as a doctor. He opened Narutaki Juku which was a great
contribution to "modern medicine" education.
2- Kameyama Shachu Memorial Museum
There are things belong to end of Edo
period. Kameyama Shachu(Group) and its members are introduced in this
museum. it explains the role of Kameyama Shachu and Nagasaki in the
Modernization of Japan. Its a place 15 minutes walk from Shinsaiku
Street Car Stop.
3-Bekko Craft Museum
This photo of Nagasaki Bekko Kogeikan is courtesy of TripAdvisor
The building of Nagasaki Custom's
Kudarimatsu Office which was built in 1898 is used as a museum. There
are valuable Bekko Crafts and engineering tools. Also, the building
itself has importance as a cultural asset.
4- Former Hong kong & Shangai Bank Nagasaki Branch Museum
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This Western-style building made in
1904, has 3 floors. The first floor was used to be a bank and nowadays
its used as a concert hall and exhibition hall. You can learn more about
Nagasaki history at 2nd and 3rd floor.
5-Confucian Shrine - Historical Museum of China
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it's made by Chinese people for
worshipping Confucius. There are monuments brought from China including
72 philosophers and statues of Confucius.
6- Atomic Bomb Museum
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The Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum gives information about the history. It begins with the scene of the
attack and includes the events leading up to the dropping of the atomic
bomb, the reconstruction of Nagasaki up to the present day.
7- Former Pattern Shop (Mitsubishi Nagasaki Shipyard)
Mitsubishi which is created by Yataro Iwasaki had great contributions to Japan's modernization.
After spending a tough teenage period Yataro Iwasaki started working for
Tosa clan as head of its commercial organization as well as the
caretaker of Nagasaki. He launched a new company named the Tsukumo
Trading Company and started a shipping business. Later the company
changed its name to Mitsubishi.
While running his shipping business, Yataro invested hugely in shipbuilding.
In this period he introduced to Western technology and manufactured
various large machines, such as main engines, reciprocating steam
engines, steam turbines, and boilers for ships.
The Former Pattern Shop was the place for making wooden molds that served as models of iron casts used for casting production.
Iron cast production was a merger between Western technology and Japan's traditional woodcraft technique.
Today Former Pattern Shop is used as a museum and there are 900 product tells the story of Nagasaki Shipyard.
8- Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum
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The museum holds workshops, concerts and many other community events.
9- The Nagasaki History And Culture Museum
It tells the story of
international exchange. It has many exhibitions of precious historical
materials from Nagasaki’s modern history, works of art and ancient
writings.
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The craft center offers classes about
Nagasaki’s traditional crafts.
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If you are planning to visit Japan and
Nagasaki or want to learn more about Nagasaki don’t forget to check
Nagasakicool. You can find their free magazine on their website. And
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Information: Nagasaki Tourism Guide, visit-nagasaki.com
