Dejima Dutch Trading Post

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.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dejima Museum and Nagasaki Shinchi Chinatown.

Nagasaki Shinchi Chinatown is an area located in Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan. Today, this area is a shopping strip covering many blocks. Most of the Chinese members of Nagasaki Chinatown are of Fuzhounese descent. Nagasaki Shinchi Chinatown is situated 320 metres southeast of Dejima Dutch Trading Post.

Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum

Museum

Photo: Fusebok, Public domain.

Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum opened in Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, in 2005. The collection comprises artworks relating to Nagasaki as well as works of Spanish art collected by Suma Yakichiro, special envoy to Spain during the Second World War. Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum is situated 320 metres southwest of Dejima Dutch Trading Post.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nagayo.

Nagayo

Town

Photo: luck-one, CC BY 2.5.

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 9 km north of Dejima Dutch Trading Post.

Dejima Dutch Trading Post

Type: Tourist attraction
Also known as: “出島”
Categories: tourism, archaeological site, and historic site
Location: Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

32.74363° or 32° 44′ 37″ north

Longitude

129.873° or 129° 52′ 23″ east

Inception

1641

Open location code

8Q4FPVVF+F5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 484294967

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Japanese—“Dejima Dutch Trading Post” goes by many names.

Chinese: “出島荷蘭商館跡”
Dutch: “Deshima VOC handelspost”
Japanese: “出島和蘭商館跡”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dejima Main Gate and Chief Factor’s Residence.

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