Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture
The Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture in Nagasaki, Japan is one of the few museums in Japan devoted to the theme of "overseas exchange". The museum holds 48,000 items in its collection, including historical documents and arts and crafts, that tell the story of Nagasaki as the sole window opened to foreign countries during the period of national isolation.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours: 8:30 AM—7:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Nagasaki, Japan
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include 長崎県立長崎図書館 and Suwa-jinja.
Suwa-jinja
Shinto shrine
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Suwa Shrine is the major Shinto shrine of Nagasaki, Japan, and one of the major locations of the Nagasaki Kunchi, originally celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month and now celebrated on the fixed dates of October 7 to October 9. Suwa-jinja is situated 270 metres northeast of Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture.
City hall of Nagasaki
Town hall
Photo: Atsasebo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
City hall of Nagasaki is a town hall, which is situated 380 metres south of Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dejima and Nagayo.
Dejima
Locality
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Dejima or Deshima, in the 17th century also called Tsukishima, was an artificial island off Nagasaki, Japan, that served as a trading post for the Portuguese and subsequently the Dutch.
Nagayo
Town
Nagayo is a town located in Nishisonogi District, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 May 2024, the town had an estimated population of 39,548 in 17077 households, and a population density of 1400 people per km2. The total area of the town is 28.73 km2. Nagayo is situated 8 km north of Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture.
Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture
- Categories: history museum, museum of culture, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
32.75287° or 32° 45′ 10″ northLongitude
129.87949° or 129° 52′ 46″ eastOpen location code
8Q4FQV3H+4QOpenStreetMap ID
node 1423821838OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q73613
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Russian—“Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “長崎歷史文化博物館”
- Chinese: “长崎历史文化博物馆”
- Dutch: “Museum voor geschiedenis en cultuur Nagasaki”
- Esperanto: “Nagasaka Historia Kultura Muzeo”
- German: “Museum für Geschichte und Kultur Nagasaki”
- Japanese: “長崎歴史文化博物館”
- Korean: “나가사키 역사 문화 박물관”
- Korean: “나가사키 역사문화박물관”
- Russian: “Музей истории и культуры Нагасаки”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 長崎県立長崎図書館 and 長崎警察署立山交番.
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