A chance to encounter a golden ageof history of Nagasaki

Suwa Shrine

Nagasaki Museum ofHistory and Culture

Memorial to the26 Martyrs of Japankias aNag tion
StaKen Kotsu Sangyo Building
Shofukuji
Bank of Japan(Prefectural Bus Terminal)
TempleNagasaki Eki Mae
Bugyosho
Dori
Sak
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Museum for the Former Site
Machi
Nagasaki
Dor of the Santo Domingo Church
Amu Plazai
Nagasakiura o Prefectural LibraryNBC
Sak chi-sh
Nagasaki ChuoaM
Nagasaki
Post Office
Sakura Machi
Police Station
Nagasaki City Hall
Nagasaki
Civic Center

Goto Machi
Ohato DoriNagasaki
CityLibrary

The Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture is one of the few
museums in Japan with the theme of "Overseas Exchange".
The museum holds approx. 48,000 precious collections including

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historical documents and arts & crafts that tell the story of Nagasaki
developed as the sole window opened to foreign countries during

Civic Center

the period of national isolation.

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Nagasaki PortNagasaki
Customs House

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Nishihama Machi

NDejimaOhatoagawaKanko Dori

Site of the FormerTsuki Machi
Dutch Factoryon Dejima
Shinchi Chukagai
Nagasaki Prefectural(Chinatown)
Art MuseumShimin
Nagasaki
499 Byoin Mae Dejima BypassHamaya

Shian Bashi

Harusame Dori

Shokakuji Shita■Access●By Public Transportation
・5 minutes walk from Sakura Machi Tram Station
・7 minutes walk from Kokaido Mae Tram Station
・3 minutes walk from Sakura Machi Koen-mae Bus Stop
●By Car10 minutes by car from the Nagasaki Highway Susukizuka Interchange
Susukizuka toward Suwa Shrine■Admission Fee(Permanent Exhibition)
IndividualGroup(15 or more)

¥600

¥480

¥300

¥240Adults
High School Students
Elementary andJunior High School Students※Supplementary fee for Special Exhibitions■Opening Hours ／ 8:30〜19:00■Closed Third Tuesday of the month(or next day when Tuesday in holiday)■Parking for 62 cars and 5 buses

TEL095-818-8366 FAX 095-818-8407
1-1-1 Tateyama Nagasaki Shi 850-0007
http://www.nmhc.jp

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In addition, part of Nagasaki Magistrate's Office called Bugyosho (alocal agency of the central government in the Edo period) was
faithfully reconstructed based on historical materials, allowing
visitors to understand the life of samurai warriors in those days.
Historical materials are displayed in an enjoyable and new manner.
Come and spend meaningful time encountering the history andculture of Nagasaki.

Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture
History and Culture Exhibition Zone

Permanent Exhibition Featuring Nagasaki's Overseas Exchange
Encounters with the WestLife in Nagasaki-European trade and Christianity--P ro sp eri ty o f N ag asaki an d system o f th e ci ty-

The trade with the West prospered fromthe middle of the 16th century, and there
was also the propagation of Christianity.
Later, the government forbade Christianity
and also restricted foreign trade to a few
ports such as Nagasaki. As a result,
Nagasaki prospered as the only harborthat was open to the West.

Most of the people in Nagasaki
were either deeply concerned withtrade or were involved with theadministration of the area and its
activities as local government
officials. The big fire, which brokeout in 1663, burned most of the cityand the arrangements of houses
and streets in Nagasaki weregreatly changed.

The Japanese Government of Nagasaki Zone

Museum Restaurant Ginrei

A reconstruction
the Nagasaki Magistrate's Office

Established in 1930 it is one of Nagasaki's
oldest western style restaurants.
Surrounded by antique furniture, you canenjoy everything from traditional Nagasaki
cuisine to a full dinner menu.

Floorplan
Event
SquareTemporary Exhibition RoomEVOshirasu

3F

Exchange with Korea

Traditional Craft
Hands-on Corner- Joseon m is s ions to J a pa n a nd T s us him a -Ships from China and Holland brought items to Nagasaki to be soldand then returned laden with Japanese goods. Imports, such as silk,
sugar, and medicines circulated from Nagasaki to the rest of thecountry. Japanese articles, such as gold, silver and copper, marine
products, and pottery, were exported to China, Asia, and Europe.

Exchange with China

Exchange with the Netherlands-D ej i m a an d D u tch stu d i esDejima, a man-made island and the home of the Dutch traders, became the only
window of exchange with Europe during the Edo period. While facilitating theexchange of goods and information, the Dutch merchants in Dejima andDutch-language interpreters played important roles.

ToiletHistory and Culture
Exhibition ZoneUnder the influence of both domestic and foreign aesthetics, enticing works of art
and craft were produced, such as gorgeous Blue Shell Works (Mother-of-pearlwork) and pictures incorporating the styles of painting in China or Europe.

EV

Shoin RoomAtrium

Event Room

Traditional Craft
Hands-on CornerToilet
EV

Entrance

2F

The living room in the Nagasaki
Magistrate's Office. Here the Magistratereceived dignitaries.

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goods that came and went--E xo ti ci sm b ro u g h t ab o u t by exch an g e-Museum Shop

Taimensho
Interrogation RoomThe Magistrate's duties included
the interrogation of smugglers
and here the investigation ofimports took place.

The Museum Shop is located tothe next to the entrance hall on
the first floor. Here you can buy
our unique museum goods,
books, traditional artifacts andThe forerunner of modernization, Nagasaki- C hi nese tem ple a nd Chine s e Qua r t e r--Western kn ow l ed g e an d tech n o l o g y d i sp atch ed fro m N agasaki -Nagasaki prospered thanks
to the East Asia trade. TheChinese living in Nagasakifounded Chinese temples.
When the government
strengthened management
control over the trade in
Nagasaki, the Chinese
residents were required tolive in a special area called the Chinese Quarter. From the Chinese
temples and the Chinese Quarter, people in Nagasaki could come indirect contact with Chinese culture.

The exchange with Western countries
deepened after the opening of the port ofNagasaki to other countries with theAnsei Treaties of 1858. New learningand technology came flooding into
Japan, much of it through Nagasaki. Aperiod of rapid change was ushered into
Japan, first with the Bakumatsu, or Late
Tokugawa Shogunate Period, and thenwith the Meiji Restoration and subsequent
Meiji Era, all beginning with the city and port of Nagasaki.

products with the theme ofoverseas exchange history.
Parking Area

Theater of the Japanese
Government of Nagasaki

It introduces the history of Kirishitanof Nagasaki by the high-definition
television image.

Auditorium

Reference RoomEV

Entrance
HallMuseum Shop
ToiletOfficeEntrance

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N a g a s a k i t r a d e -Chinese ship, Dutch ship, and theToilet

Restaurant

The Japanese Governmentof Nagasaki Zone

Ar ts and Crafts of Nagasaki▲

During the Edo period, Japan and Korea had formal diplomatic
relations. Information and materials from Korea, China and the rest ofthe continent flowed in through this exchange with Korea. The
Tsushima-han, which had had diplomatic experience with Korea since
medieval times, was in charge of the diplomacy and trade.

Oshirasu is where Nagasaki Magistrate called Bugyo carried out trials
in those days. This is its faithful reconstruction based on drawings andarchaeological excavations. Every Saturday, Sunday and holiday, a playis performed to show how cases were tried then. The scene of smugglers
facing trial is unique to Nagasaki.

MeetingRoomToilet
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Bugyo Exhibition RoomThis gallery introduces the function
and role of the Magistrate's Officeshowing from recent historicaldiggings and documents on trials.