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Asia » Japan » Nagasaki » Nagasaki December 24th 2005

To tell you the truth, I was a little uneasy about going to Nagasaki just because it has a lot of history and …well, I’m American. The first site we went to go see was the Nagasaki bomb hypocenter (the exact location where the bomb was dropped). Afterwards, we went to the museum which was very interesting. We always heard and read about Nagasaki and how the A bomb was dropped there, but who would have known that I would actually go visit the site. At the location of the hypocenter, there was a map showing the areas that were affected by the bomb….it’s not small. I want to say Nagasaki is the size of San Diego but I’m not sure. Nagasaki is definitely a big city and to think that a bomb destroyed the whole ... read more

Nagasaki: Great Food, Crazy People, and Nuclear Tragedy

Asia » Japan » Nagasaki » Nagasaki November 12th 2005

Nagasaki's Peace Statue

Ohkenada

It would be inaccurate to say that Ryan and I were up at the crack of dawn. When we met at the street corner in front of the Bank of Hiroshima’s local branch, dawn was still slumbering soundly, a full hour yet before she would relieve the night shift. Hiroshima is a pretty quiet town at 5:30 am. The only people up at this time on a regular basis are taxi drivers, truckers, and weary-eyed boyfriends dropping their girlfriends off at home after secretly spending the night together. Considering that these are the only people up at 5:30 and they already have vehicles, it’s amazing how many taxis are nevertheless zooming about the city, searching for elusive fares. Actually, it’s pretty amazing how many taxis are zooming about the city at any time of day, searching ... read more

Europe in Japan- Huis Ten Bosch

Asia » Japan » Nagasaki August 18th 2005

Huis Ten Bosch

Lanz

There's nothing like being in Japan and spending a day in Europe! I wasn't sure what to do today, as before I came to Nagasaki I planned to go to the Goto Islands off the coast for the day, but I ended up deciding against it because the ferry was going to cost too much and I've heard that the buses on the island are very infrequent. The only real way to get around is to rent a car but ,alas, I don't have an international drivers license so there goes that idea. So I started to read the brochures I picked up from the tourist info centre the other day to see if there were any interesting places where I could go that weren't too far away, and I decided on a place called Huis ... read more

The 13th day- Cosmopolitan Nagasaki

Asia » Japan » Nagasaki » Nagasaki August 17th 2005

Nagasaki Peace Park

Lanz

Today was better than yesterday, no great dramas! And I woke up this morning with a roof over my head so thats something hey? The minshuku really isn't that bad, I was a bit annoyed yesterday and my first impressions were still fresh in my mind. I got woken up this morning by the old lady telling me that breakfast was ready, which was weird because I havn't had that for a while! She even came into the room and opened the curtains and windows and put the fan on because it was hot, just like a mother would do, although I think usually when your Mum does it she really means get up now or else. I went downstairs for breakfast and the other guests or guest, not sure cos I havn't seen anyone around, ... read more

First impressions in Nagasaki

Asia » Japan » Nagasaki » Nagasaki August 16th 2005

Lanz

Ok well today was not very interesting from the sightseeing point of view, because I travelled from Fukuoka to Nagasaki by train today and it took about four and half hours, but at least there was only one transfer. Unfortunately the scenery wasn't all that good we just went through some of the smallest places I've seen, with what looked like about 20 houses, a train station, a few shops and rice fields! It was sort of cool to see them though. But I tell you what, when I got off that train at Nagasaki my legs were so sore! Once again, the sacrifices and pain I put myself through to be a cheapie! Oh well. When I arrived in Nagasaki it was a lot smaller than I thought it would be, but I have only ... read more

Nagasaki

Asia » Japan » Nagasaki » Nagasaki August 15th 2005

Peace Statue

tika

Nagasaki is a beautiful harbor city. Most of the interesting sights, restaurants and shopping areasare south of Nagasaki station. The Genbaku Shiryokan and Heiwa Koen, the memorial and ruins left in the memory of the victims of the second atomic bomb in 1945.... read more

Land of the Rising Sun

Asia » Japan » Nagasaki » Nagasaki May 30th 2004

Our cabin

ATTS

Wednesday 26th May – Open Sea – Okinawa I awoke during the night to hear Tony snoring loudly for the first time in ages then again at 7am by a breakfast announcement, Japan is an hour ahead of Taiwan, so it’s 8am. I am hungry as we haven’t eaten since 5pm last night, so went and unfortunately had to pay Y700 ($9) each for toast, ham, a fried egg and corn soup, filling but expensive. At about 1230pm, we noticed the engines had slowed so we went up on deck to see Okinawa’s coastline come into view and were greeted by two American fighter jets which buzzed over our heads and landed at the nearby airport. Our Japanese backpacker friend was with us, we don’t really know his name but it sounds like “Momo”, he has ... read more

Japanese Underground Naval Base entrance

J-Land

Asia » Japan » Nagasaki » Nagasaki March 8th 2002

School Girls

Knox In Sox

Land of the rising sun My mother and her side of the family is from Nagasaki. She has taken me there a number times since I was born. Japan is an amazing country. So different, crazy, peaceful, beautiful and tragic all rolled into one. I love it!... read more

Brief history of Japan

In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol...more history

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