Oura International Cemetery

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Oura Catholic Church

Church

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The Oura Church or Oura Cathedral, officially the Basilica of the Twenty-Six Holy Martyrs of Japan, is a Catholic minor basilica and co-cathedral in Nagasaki, Japan, built soon after the end of the Japanese government's Seclusion Policy in 1853. Oura Catholic Church is situated 590 metres northwest of Oura International Cemetery.

Glover Garden

Garden

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Glover Garden is a park in Nagasaki, Japan, built for Thomas Blake Glover, a Scottish merchant who contributed to the modernization of Japan in shipbuilding, coal mining, and other fields. Glover Garden is situated 600 metres northwest of Oura International Cemetery.

Confucius Shrine (Kōshi-byō)

Place of worship

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Kōshi-byō is a Confucian temple in Nagasaki, Japan. Today the land on which it stands is owned by the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo. First built in 1893 by Chinese residents of Nagasaki with the support of the Qing dynasty government, the shrine was designed to serve as a place of worship and learning for the Chinese community, and housed a Confucian sanctuary and primary school. Confucius Shrine (Kōshi-byō) is situated 610 metres north of Oura International Cemetery.

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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.

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