Nagasaki Prefecture

A prefecture in northwestern Kyushu, Japan, comprising the peninsula and islands around Nagasaki Bay and the Tsushima and Gotō island groups. Its island geography and historic port shaped distinctive ties to mainland Asia and Europe.

Nagasaki City: The capital and largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture, on the coast of Nagasaki Bay. The prefectural capital anchors the region's history, economy, and government.
Dejima: An artificial island in Nagasaki harbor that served as a Dutch trading post during Japan's period of restricted foreign contact. Its trading post made Nagasaki Japan's principal channel for Dutch exchange.
Atomic bombing of Nagasaki: The United States' nuclear attack on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945, near the end of World War II. The bombing made the prefectural capital a lasting site of remembrance and nuclear debate.
Nagasaki Port: A major seaport on Nagasaki Bay, historically important for trade and international contact. The port remains the clearest expression of Nagasaki's maritime orientation.
Saga Prefecture: A prefecture on northwestern Kyushu, bordering Nagasaki Prefecture to the east. Its land border contrasts with Nagasaki's extensive coastline and island geography.
Tsushima Island: A Japanese island in the Korea Strait, administered as part of Nagasaki Prefecture. Its position between Kyushu and Korea gives the prefecture a far-reaching maritime frontier.
Sakoku: The policies that restricted Japan's foreign relations and overseas travel during the Edo period. Nagasaki remained a controlled point of contact with foreign merchants under these policies.
Nagasaki Peace Park: A public park in Nagasaki commemorating the victims of the 1945 atomic bombing and advocating peace. The park gives the bombing's legacy a prominent civic setting.
Nagasaki Shipyard: A shipbuilding complex in Nagasaki, historically associated with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. Shipbuilding connected the prefecture's harbor economy to Japan's industrial development.
Fukuoka Prefecture: A prefecture in northern Kyushu and the island's largest population and economic center. Fukuoka is the principal neighboring urban region connected to Nagasaki by land routes.

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