Confucius Shrine

 

The world’s only Confucian shrine built outside China by Chinese hands. First built in 1893

by Chinese residents of Nagasaki with the support of the Ch’ing 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. 

 

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The buildings were severely damaged by the Atomic bomb explosion on August 9, 1945 and

were not restored and opened to the public until September 1967. The shrine was extensively

renovated in 1982. Standing outside the shrine are 72 statues representing the 72 followers

of Confucius.

 

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A building at the rear of the shrine houses the Museum of Chinese History and Palace Museum.

It features large illuminated photographs of the old Silk Road and models of early Chinese 

inventions such as the world’s first seismograph. Displayed on the second floor are more than 

80 treasure-class articles of varying antiquity on loan directly from the Chinese National Museum 

and Palace Museum in Beijing.

 

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Suwa Shrine

 

The complex of building and gardens comprising Suwa Shrine nestles on a shaded stretch of

hillside overlooking the heart of Nagasaki-city. The shrine was founded in the wake of ban

of Christianity in the early 17th century, and during the Edo Period it soon grew into a spiritual

and cultural hub for the citizens of Nagasaki.  During Meiji and Taisho Periods, it was not only

Nagasaki’s foremost Shinto shrine but also this city’s most popular destination for foreign tourist

who came seeking a glimpse into heart of Japan.

 

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Kunchi festival

Held from October 7 to 9 every year and is considered one of the three major festivals of

Japan, being designated as an Important Intangible Cultural Asset.

 

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Gunkan-jima island cruise

 

The cruise ship take you exploring Tachibana bay from Nagasaki port and landing on Hashima

island. The site has been registered on UNESCO World Heritages as Sites of Japan’s Meiji

Industrial Revolution.

Now Hashima is a ruins called “Gunkanjima”, so called after its resemblance to the

silhouette.  Hashima Island is located 3 km southwest of Takashima, and it was the success of

Takashima that led Mitsubishi to purchase this island, both islands giving access to the same

undersea coal deposit.

 

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Hashima coal mining island is an artificial reclaimed island and the site of Japan’s first major

undersea coal exploitation pioneered by Mitsubishi – and host to one of the world’s most

extraordinary former mining communities

 

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St. Andrew’s Seminary at Dejima, in Nagasaki

 

After the ban on Christianity lifted in 1873, Burnside who was the British Church Missionary created

a cram school at his home to teach the English Bible. In 1877, the school was moved to the Dejima

English-Japanese School building at Dejima, and St. Andrew’s Seminary was opened.

It was then used as the Seminary until 1886.

 

 

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Sanno Shrine

 

Sanno Shrine is located approximately 800 meters away from the ground zero of Atomic bomb.

The Shrine was instantly obliterated by the explosion and the 4000 degrees Celsius heat wave

vaporized nearby trees.

The only thing that remained is the Torii gate standing on a single column, reminding us of the

tragedy that took place.

 

The surviving trees of Sanno Shrine have become another living demonstration of destruction

and re-growth. Two large camphor trees were scorched, burned and stripped of all leaves by

the Atomic bomb’s shock wave; and yet, despite everything, the trees survived.

The surviving camphor trees are now a symbol of World Peace.

 

 

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Nyokodo, Dr. Nagai Takashi

 

Dr. Nagai Takashi (3 February 1908 – 1 May 1951) was a Catholic physician specializing in

radiology, an author, and a survivor of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. His subsequent life

of prayer and service earned him the affectionate title “saint of Urakami”.

 

Nyokodo, which is adjacent to the Takashi Nagai Memorial Hall, is Dr. Takashi Nagai’s hospital

room and study. This 2-tatami building was built as a new home for the doctor, with the generosity

of the people of Urakami and fellow Catholics who were left penniless by the atomic bombing.

The doctor named this building “Nyokodo,” meaning “Love your neighbor as yourself,” and spent

his later years here. Dr. Nagai fought the onslaught of leukemia and worked hard to write even

though he was bedridden. From this room of just two tatami mats, the doctor continued to harass

the people of Urakami, writing novels such as “The Chains of the Rosary,” “Leaving the Child,”

“The River of Life,” and “The Bells of Nagasaki.

 

Massage for World Peace from Dr. Nagai

The person who pray for peace must not hide even needles, for a person who possesses

is not qualified to pray peace.

 

 

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Seishin girls’ School

 

 

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Japan’s first Catholic girls’ school opened in 1891. It was relocated to a site built

in 1898. The building has now been renovated and is now Hotel Indigo Nagasaki.

The red brick structure and arched window frames remain intact, creating a nostalgic

Romanesque atmosphere.

 

 

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Atomic bomb in Nagasaki

 

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Disastrous War must not be repeated.

 

The plutonium atomic bomb exploded about 500m over the central monument

at 11:02 a.m. on August 9, 1945. 
The most part of Nagasaki was destroyed, and a tremendous number of lives were lost.  

And about 70,000 of Nagasaki’s 240,000 residents died instantly, and up to 60,000 were injured.

 

The time, Atomic bomb was exploded

Atomic bomb exploded  over the central monument

Nuked 50th Anniversary Monument

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The radius of total destruction was about 1.6km, followed by fires across the northern portion of the 

city to 3.2km south of the bomb.

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Ruin of destroyed Urakami Cathedral

Ruin of destroyed Urakami Cathedral

The one leg Torii gate at Sanno Shrine

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The total number of residents died may have been as many as 80,000, including those who died

from radiation poisoning in the following months. Even now, many atomic bomb survivors are

suffering. The list of names of the atomic bomb victim who died up to now is stored in the monument.

 

The Bell of Nagasaki

Peace Fountain

Folding paper cranes pray  for peace

 

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Damaged Torii at Sanno Shrine

 

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World Peace learning

 

Disastrous War must not be repeated

 

The plutonium atomic bomb exploded about 500m over the central monument

at 11:02 a.m. on August 9, 1945. 
The most part of Nagasaki was destroyed, and a tremendous number of lives were lost.  

And about 70,000 of Nagasaki’s 240,000 residents died instantly, and up to 60,000 were injured.

 

The time, Atomic bomb was exploded

Atomic bomb exploded over  the central monument

Nuked 50th Anniversary Monument

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Nagasaki Peace Park 

Established in 1955 near the Ground Zero where the Atomic Bomb was dropped 

at 11:02 am on Aug. 09, 1945.

 

Peace Statue

Completed in 1955, ten years after the atomic bombing

The 9.7 meter high statue sitting on a 4 meter tall pedestal, made by renown sculptor

Kitamura Seibo who born in Minami-Shimabara-city, Nagasaki-prefecture in 1884.

The raised arm points to the threat of nuclear weapons and the out-stretched arm

symbolizes peace.

Visiting from all over Japan and the World

Wishing for eternal world peace from Nagasaki

Kitamura Seibo, the Statue was completed at the age of 71

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Ground Zero

The plutonium atomic bomb exploded about 500m over the central monument at 11:02 a.m.

on August 9, 1945.   The most part of Nagasaki was destroyed, and a tremendous number of

lives were lost. And about 70,000 of Nagasaki’s 240,000 residents died instantly, and up to 60,000

were injured. 

Nuked 50th Anniversary Monument

Atomic bomb exploded over  the central monument

Ruins of destroyed Urakami Cathedral

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Atomic Bomb Museum

The museum exhibits a number of photograph that depict the devastation caused by atomic

bomb showing the lead-up to this tragic day, the history of the development of nuclear arms

and our desire for peace.

Destroyed Urakami Cathedral is displayed

Exhibits a number of photograph

Dr. Nagai Takashi

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Peace Fountain

The Peace Fountain reminds us of the tragic scene unfolded shortly after America dropped the

Atomic Bomb on Nagasaki at 11:02 am on Aug. 09, 1945