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| Capital | Nagasaki |
| Region | Kyūshū |
| Island | Kyūshū |
| Governor | Genjiro Kaneko |
| Area (rank) | 4,092. ( is the Capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture in Japan. The Regions of Japan are not official administrative units but have been traditionally used as the regional division of Japan in a number of contexts or Kyushu is the third-largest Island of Japan and most southwesterly of its four main islands. The four main Islands of Japan are Hokkaidō Honshū Kyūshū Shikoku or Kyushu is the third-largest Island of Japan and most southwesterly of its four main islands. A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government Rank 80 km² (37th) |
| - % water | 8. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 5% |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Population | 1,516,536 (26th) |
| - Density | 371 /km² |
| Districts | 4 |
| Municipalities | 23 |
| ISO 3166-2 | JP-42 |
| Website | www.pref.nagasaki.jp/en/ |
| Prefectural Symbols | |
| - Flower | Unzentsutsuji (Rhododendron serpyllifolium) |
| - Tree | Sawara (Chamaecyparis pisifera) |
| - Bird | Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata) |
 Symbol of Nagasaki Prefecture |
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Nagasaki Prefecture (長崎県 Nagasaki-ken?) is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. National population 127708050 Rank Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume There are three basic types of municipalities in Japan: cities, towns and villages. ISO 3166-2JP is an ISO standard which defines Geocodes it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to Japan. Rhododendron (from the Greek: rhodos, "rose" and dendron, "tree" is a genus of flowering plants in the family Chamaecyparis pisifera ( Sawara Cypress or Sawara ( Japanese: サワラ Sawara) is a species of cypress, native to central The Mandarin Duck ( Aix galericulata) or just Mandarin, is a medium-sized Perching duck, closely related to the North American Wood Duck For other people called William Adams see William Adams. Early life Adams was born in Gillingham, Kent, England The prefectures of Japan are the country's 47 sub-national Jurisdictions one "metropolis" (都 to) Tokyo; one " circuit For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. or Kyushu is the third-largest Island of Japan and most southwesterly of its four main islands. The capital is the city of Nagasaki. ( is the Capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture in Japan.
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History
Nagasaki Prefecture, a unification of former provinces of Hizen, Tsushima, and Iki, has had close ties with foreign civilization for centuries. Hizen (肥前国 Hizen no kuni was an old province of Japan which bordered on Chikuzen and Chikugo. Tsushima Province (対馬国 Tsushima-no kuni) was an old province of Japan (-19c on Tsushima Island which occupied the area corresponding to modern-day Iki (壱岐国 Iki no-kuni was a province of Japan which occupied the entire area of Iki Island. Facing China and Korea, the region around Hirado was a traditional center for traders and pirates. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. is a city in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It occupies an Island connected to the larger island of Kyūshū by the Hirado Bridge
During the 16th century, Catholic missionaries and traders from Portugal arrived and became active in Hirado and Nagasaki, which became a major center for foreign traders. Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete". Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. After being given free rein in Oda Nobunaga's period, the missionaries were forced out little by little, until finally, in the Tokugawa era, Christianity was banned under the Sakoku policy. ( June 23, 1534 &ndash June 21, 1582) was a major Daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history The, also referred to as the Tokugawa period (徳川時代 Tokugawa-jidai) is a division of Japanese history running from 1603 to 1868 Sakoku ( Japanese: 鎖国 literally "country in chains" or "lock up of country" was the Foreign relations policy of Japan under which After the prohibition of Christianity in the Edo period, foreign trade was restricted to Chinese and Dutch traders in Nagasaki, Dejima, but Kirishitan (Japanese Christian) worship continued underground. was a fan-shaped Artificial island in the bay of Nagasaki that was a Dutch Trading port during Japan 's self-imposed isolation ( Sakoku from Portuguese cristão, referred to Roman Catholic Christians in Japanese and is used as a historiographic term for Roman Catholics These Kakure Kirishitan (hidden Christians) were tried at every step, forced to step on fumi-e ("trample pictures", images of the Holy Mother Mary and saints) to prove that they were non-Christian. is a modern term for a member of the Japanese Roman Catholic Church that went underground after the Shimabara Rebellion in the 1630s A fumie (踏み絵 'step-on picture' was a likeness of Jesus or Mary upon which the religious authorities of the Tokugawa shogunate of And with the banishment of all Catholic missionaries, traders from Catholic countries were also forced out of the country. A missionary is a member of a Religion who works to convert those who do not share the missionary's faith someone who proselytizes. Along with them, their children, half Japanese and half European, were also forced to leave the country. The majority was sent to Jagatara (Jakarta) and are still remembered by the locals as the people who wrote the poignant letters which were smuggled across the sea to their homeland. Jakarta (also DKI Jakarta) is the Capital and largest city of Indonesia. Today, Nagasaki has a prominent Chinatown[1] and Catholic churches.
During the Meiji Restoration, Nagasaki and Sasebo became major ports for foreign trade, and eventually major naval bases and shipbuilding centers up to World War II. The, also known as the Meiji Ishin, Revolution, or Renewal, was a chain of events that led to enormous changes in Japan 's political and social structure World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including On August 9, 1945, a United States bomber dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki, which was completely demolished. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from Nuclear reactions either fission or a combination of fission and fusion. 70,000 people died and over 70,000 more were injured from the atomic bomb. All buildings in a one mile radius from the point of impact were destroyed.
Geography
Nagasaki borders Saga Prefecture on the east, and is otherwise surrounded by water, including Ariake Bay, the Tsushima Straits, and the East China Sea. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is located in the northwest part of the island of Kyūshū, Japan. The is a body of salt water surrounded by Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, and Kumamoto Prefectures all of which lie on the island of Kyūshū in also known as the Tsu Shima Strait or Tsu-Shima Strait) is the eastern channel of the Korea Strait, which lies between Korea and Japan, connecting The East China Sea is a Marginal sea east of China. It is a part of the Pacific Ocean and covers an area of 1249000 km² It also includes a large number of islands such as Tsushima and Iki. Tsushima (対馬 Tsushima) are islands of the Japanese Archipelago situated in the middle of Korea Strait at 34°25'N and 129°20'E Iki Island (壱岐島 is an island lying between the island of Kyūshū and the Tsushima islands in the Tsushima Strait, the eastern channel of the Most of the prefecture is near the coast and there are a number of ports such as Nagasaki and the United States naval base at Sasebo. ( is the Capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture in Japan. is a city located in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.As of 2006 the city has an estimated Population of 258324 and the density of 709
Regions
Nagasaki Prefecture has 13 cities, 4 districts, and 10 towns. There are no more villages within Nagasaki Prefecture since the merger of Oshima.
Cities
- Gotō
- Hirado
- Iki
- Isahaya
- Matsuura
- Minamishimabara
- Nagasaki (capital)
- Omura
- Saikai
- Sasebo
- Shimabara
- Tsushima
- Unzen
Districts
Mergers and dissolutions
The following municipalities have been dissolved during the last seven years. is a city in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It comprises the south-west half of the Gotō Islands in the East China Sea. is a city in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It occupies an Island connected to the larger island of Kyūshū by the Hirado Bridge is a city located at Iki Island in Nagasaki, Japan. As of 2004, the city has an estimated Population of 33202 and the density is a city located in Nagasaki, Japan. On March 1, 2005, the city merged with the towns of Tarami, Moriyama, Iimori is a city located in Nagasaki, Japan. The city was founded on March 31, 1955. is a city in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It was founded on March 31, 2006 upon the merger of several towns ( Arie, Fukae ( is the Capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture in Japan. is a city located in Nagasaki, Japan. As of November 16, 2005, the city has an estimated Population of 90000 is a city located in Nagasaki, Japan. As of 2005 the city has an estimated Population of 34749 is a city located in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.As of 2006 the city has an estimated Population of 258324 and the density of 709 is a city located on the north-eastern tip of the Shimabara Peninsula,facing Ariake Bay in the east and Mt is a city governed by Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is the only city of Tsushima Subprefecture and it entirely occupies the Tsushima Island is a city in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. Unzen was formed in October 11 2005 by a merger of the towns of Aino Azuma Chidiwa Kunimi Mizuho Obama and Minamikushiyama is a district located in Nagasaki, Japan. As of 2003, the district has an estimated Population of 40334 and a density of 240 is a town located in Higashisonogi District, Nagasaki, Japan. is a town located in Higashisonogi District, Nagasaki, Japan. is a town located in Higashisonogi District, Nagasaki, Japan. Kitamatsuura (北松浦郡 -gun is a district located in Nagasaki, Japan. is a town located in Kitamatsuura District, Nagasaki, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated Population of 6029 and a is a town located in Kitamatsuura District, Nagasaki, Japan.It covers the island of the same name Ojika located north of Gotō Islands. is a town located in Kitamatsuura District, Nagasaki, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated Population of 13765 and a is a town located in Kitamatsuura District, Nagasaki, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated Population of 5456 and a Minamimatsuura (南松浦郡 -gun is a district located in Nagasaki, Japan. is a town located in Minamimatsuura District, Nagasaki, Japan. Nishisonogi (西彼杵郡 -gun is a district located in Nagasaki, Japan. is a town located in Nishisonogi District, Nagasaki, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated Population of 42325 and a is a town located in Nishisonogi District, Nagasaki, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated Population of 28873 and a The following is a list of mergers that occurred in the 2000s in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.
- Kitamatsuura District: Fukushima, Ikitsuki, Kosaza, Oshima, Sechibaru, Tabira, Takashima, Uku, Yoshii
- Minamimatsuura District: Arikawa, Kamigotō, Kishiku, Miiraku, Narao, Naru, Shin'uonome, Tamanoura, Tomie, Wakamatsu
- Nishisonogi District: Iōjima, Kinkai, Koyagi, Nomozaki, Oseto, Oshima, Saikai, Sakito, Sanwa, Seihi, Sotome, Takashima, Tarami
- Kitatakaki District: Iimori, Konagai, Moriyama, Takaki
- Minamitakaki District: Aino, Ariake, Arie, Azuma, Chidiwa, Fukae, Futsu, Kazusa, Kitaarima, Kuchinotsu, Kunimi, Minamiarima, Minamikushiyama, Mizuho, Nishiarie, Obama
- Kamiagata District: Kamiagata, Kamitsushima, Mine
- Shimoagata District: Izuhara, Mitsushima, Toyotama
- Iki District: Ashibe, Gonoura, Ishida, Katsumoto
Economy
Culture
Religion
Nagasaki is the most Christianized area in Japan with Roman Catholic missions having been established there as early as the 16th century. Fukushima (福島町 -chou was a town located in Kitamatsuura District, Nagasaki, Japan. Ikitsuki ( Japanese: 生月町 -chou is a former town on the island of the same name located in Kitamatsuura District, Nagasaki, Japan Kosaza (小佐々町 -chou was a town located in Kitamatsuura District, Nagasaki, Japan. Ōshima (大島村 -mura is a village located in Kitamatsuura District, Nagasaki, Japan. was a town located in Kitamatsuura District, Nagasaki, Japan. was a town located in Kitamatsuura District, Nagasaki, Japan. Takashima (鷹島町 -chou was a town located in Kitamatsuura District, Nagasaki, Japan. Uku (宇久町 -machi was a town located in Kitamatsuura District, Nagasaki, Japan. Yoshii (吉井町 Yoshii-chō) was a town located in Kitamatsuura District, Nagasaki, Japan. is the only town on the island of Iōjima near Nagasaki, Japan. Kinkai (琴海町 -chou was a town located in Nishisonogi District, Nagasaki, Japan. Kōyagi (香焼町 -chou is a town of Nagasaki City, Japan.Situated approximately 13km south of the centre of Nagasaki City, the town is notable Nomozaki (野母崎町 -chou was a town located in Nishisonogi District, Nagasaki, Japan. Ōseto (大瀬戸町 -chou is a town located in Nishisonogi District, Nagasaki, Japan. Ōshima (大島町 -chou is a town located in Nishisonogi District, Nagasaki, Japan. is a city located in Nagasaki, Japan. As of 2005 the city has an estimated Population of 34749 Sakito (崎戸町 -chou is a town located in Nishisonogi District, Nagasaki, Japan. Sanwa (三和町 -chou was a town located in Nishisonogi District, Nagasaki, Japan. is a part of the city of Saikai, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. Prior to the April 1, 2005 merger with neighboring communities it was a separate Sotome (外海町 -chou was a town located in Nishisonogi District, Nagasaki, Japan. Takashima (高島町 -chou was a town located in Nishisonogi District, Nagasaki, Japan. Tarami (多良見町 -chou is a town located in Nishisonogi District, Nagasaki, Japan. Kitatakaki (北高来郡 -gun was a district located in Nagasaki, Japan. was a town located in Kitatakaki District, Nagasaki, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated Population of 7979 and a Konagai (小長井町 -chou is a town located in Kitatakaki District, Nagasaki, Japan. Moriyama (森山町 -chou was a town located in Kitatakaki District, Nagasaki, Japan. Takaki (高来町 -chou is a town located in Kitatakaki District, Nagasaki, Japan. Minamitakaki (南高来郡 -gun was a district located in Nagasaki, Japan. Aino (愛野町 -machi was a town located in Minamitakaki District, Nagasaki, Japan. Ariake (有明町 -chou is a town located in Minamitakaki District, Nagasaki, Japan. Arie (有家町 -chou was a town located in Minamitakaki District, Nagasaki, Japan. Azuma (吾妻町 -chou was a town located in Minamitakaki District, Nagasaki, Japan. Chidiwa (千々石町 -chou was a town located in Minamitakaki District, Nagasaki, Japan. Fukae (深江町 -chou was a town located in Minamitakaki District, Nagasaki, Japan. Futsu (布津町 -chou was a town located in Minamitakaki District, Nagasaki, Japan. Kazusa (加津佐町 -machi was a town located in Minamitakaki District, Nagasaki, Japan. Kitaarima (北有馬町 -chou was a town located in Minamitakaki District, Nagasaki, Japan. Kuchinotsu (口之津町 -chou was a town located in Minamitakaki District, Nagasaki, Japan. Kunimi (国見町 -chou was a town located in Minamitakaki District, Nagasaki, Japan. Minamiarima (南有馬町 -chou was a town located in Minamitakaki District, Nagasaki, Japan. Minamikushiyama (南串山町 -chou was a town located in Minamitakaki District, Nagasaki, Japan. Mizuho (瑞穂町 -chou is a town located in Minamitakaki District, Nagasaki, Japan. Nishiarie (西有家町 -chou was a town located in Minamitakaki District, Nagasaki, Japan. was the name of a town located in Minamitakaki District, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. is a city governed by Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is the only city of Tsushima Subprefecture and it entirely occupies the Tsushima Island is a city governed by Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is the only city of Tsushima Subprefecture and it entirely occupies the Tsushima Island is a city governed by Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is the only city of Tsushima Subprefecture and it entirely occupies the Tsushima Island is a city governed by Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is the only city of Tsushima Subprefecture and it entirely occupies the Tsushima Island is a city governed by Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is the only city of Tsushima Subprefecture and it entirely occupies the Tsushima Island is a city governed by Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is the only city of Tsushima Subprefecture and it entirely occupies the Tsushima Island is a city governed by Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is the only city of Tsushima Subprefecture and it entirely occupies the Tsushima Island is a city governed by Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is the only city of Tsushima Subprefecture and it entirely occupies the Tsushima Island is a city located at Iki Island in Nagasaki, Japan. As of 2004, the city has an estimated Population of 33202 and the density is a city located at Iki Island in Nagasaki, Japan. As of 2004, the city has an estimated Population of 33202 and the density is a city located at Iki Island in Nagasaki, Japan. As of 2004, the city has an estimated Population of 33202 and the density is a city located at Iki Island in Nagasaki, Japan. As of 2004, the city has an estimated Population of 33202 and the density is a city located at Iki Island in Nagasaki, Japan. As of 2004, the city has an estimated Population of 33202 and the density See Shusaku Endo's novel "Silence" which draws from the oral history of the local Christian ( Kirishitan ) communities, both Kakure Kirishitan and Hanare Kirishitan. Shūsaku Endō (遠藤 周作 Endō Shūsaku, March 27[[ 923]]&ndash September 29[[ 996]] was a renowned 20th century Japanese author who wrote is a 1966 novel of historical fiction by Japanese author Shusaku Endo drawn from the oral histories of Kakure Kirishitan and Hanare Kirishitan communities from Portuguese cristão, referred to Roman Catholic Christians in Japanese and is used as a historiographic term for Roman Catholics is a modern term for a member of the Japanese Roman Catholic Church that went underground after the Shimabara Rebellion in the 1630s are Japanese Crypto-Christians, descendants of those converted by Portuguese missionaries who chose not to rejoin the Roman Catholic Church in the
As of 2002, there are 68,617 Catholics in Nagasaki Prefecture, accounting for 4. 52 percent of the total population of the prefecture.
Sports
The Nagasaki Saints of the Shikoku-Kyūshū Island League make Nagasaki Prefecture their home. The are a semi-professional Baseball team in the Shikoku-Kyūshū Island League of Japan. The is a Baseball league on the islands of Shikoku and Kyūshū in Japan.
Tourism
- Oura Cathedral (大浦天主堂)
- Urakami Cathedral (浦上天主堂)
- Confucius Shrine
- Glover Garden (グラバー園)
- Nagasaki Shinchi Chinatown in Japanese
- Mount Inasa
- Kofuku Temple
- Sofuku Temple
- Suwa Shrine
- Hirado Castle
- Sakikata Park
- Kuju-ku Islands
- Huis Ten Bosch (theme park)
- Nagasaki Bio Park
- Mount Unzen
- Shimabara Castle
References
External links
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