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A tourist information center located at the Seagumemoguchi (East Exit), next to the ticket gate of the Shinkansen line at JR Nagasaki Station. There are brochures and materials useful for sightseeing in the city, and they respond to various consultations such as sightseeing, accommodation, and ticket sales of sightseeing buses. Sofas are also set up inside the spacious information center, which is decorated with Nagasaki-like Chinese lanterns and Nagasaki grouper. It is well received that it is possible to browse a variety of books about Nagasaki, and to learn about the culture and history of Nagasaki.

A memorial hall that stands inside Nishisaka Park, the martyrdom of 26 Saints executed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi's ban on Christians. 26. It has an easy-to-understand introduction to the history of the saint and Christianity in Japan. On the first floor, there are also correspondence by Saint Francis Xavier and Julian Nakaura, deputy envoy of the Tensei Mission to Europe, as well as a hidden Christian-related cross, a medai, Maria Guanyin, and an ancient map. It is a must-see for the "Snow Santa Maria", a sacred painting that was hidden by the hidden Christians in the Nagasaki Tokai area. On the second floor, a sacred atmosphere hangs in the "Between the Glory", which houses the remains of martyrs such as 26 Saints. A mosaic mural by the architect Kenji Imai, the designer of the memorial hall, is also a masterpiece.

The site where six Franciscan priests and monks and twenty Japanese monks and followers captured by Toyotomi Hideyoshi's ban on Christians were executed in the first year of Gyeongsang (1597). It is said that the believers wished this place to be executed because of the resemblance to the hill of Golgotha, where Christ was crossed. 26. Many people were executed on this ground even after the martyrdom of the saint, it said. It was made into a park after the Pacific War, and in 1950, Pope Pius XII designated this area as an official pilgrimage site for Catholics. It is also a designated historic site in Nagasaki Prefecture, and in 1962, the 100th year after 26 saints were executed in the park, A monument to the life-size fitted [iname] bronze statue of the sculptor, Takesaku Funakoshi, "Inori no Asunori", and the "Memorial Hall of the Twenty-Six Saints of Japan", which is rich in material on Kirishitan, was built.

The 2m30cm high giant anchor at the tip of the Nagasaki port terminal was built before the Taishō period and had sunk during the active service period to secure barrow buoys in the port. From here, it is a spot where you can take pictures of Mitsubishi Shipyard and Mt. Inasa, and the panoramic sea view spreads and feels refreshed.

The first year of Shōbo (1644) is a temple of the Shingon sect in Kaesan, which contains the tomb of Kajikuma (Oku), who fell in love with Kachi Kaishu, who was staying in Nagasaki to study at a naval apprenticeship, and died young after having one son.

A temple with a huge 18-meter-high statue of Guanyin, which can be seen as a five-minute walk from Nagasaki Station to the hill, is also a temple in the diary of Katsukaishu, where the main temple of the former national treasure was burned to the ground at the time of the atomic bomb and stayed with Ryoma Sakamoto.

The church is marked by two spire about 16m high in the Spanish Gaudi architectural style, which stands across the road from the Memorial of the Twenty-Six Saints of Japan. Together with the Memorial Hall of the Twenty-Six Saints of Japan, it was built in 1962 (Showa 37) and is a contemporary architecture representing Japan designed by Kenji Imai, who first introduced Gaudi to Japan. The official site is "Saint Filippo Church, Cathedral of the Twenty-Six Saints of Japan". 26 It is derived from the name of one of the saints, Felipe de Jesús (Saint Filippo), the first martyr of the Mexicans. The twin tower, which means "heavenly gate", symbolizes the Virgin Mary with the left tower of prayer and praise, and the right tower symbolizes the gift of the Holy Spirit to receive grace. The inside of the cathedral is simple and the light from the stained glass shines gently.

Its official name is "Church of the Sixteen Saints of Japan". It is an old church with a history of about 120 years after Oura Cathedral. It was erected as the "Nishinakamachi Church" in the year of Meiji 29 (1896) on the site of the Omura Domain Kurashiki in connection with the Christian daimyō Omura Junchu. Initially, it was a Romanesque-style cathedral with a large spire as a symbol, but only the spire and the side wall were bombed in 1945. The present cathedral was rebuilt in 1951 as a reinforced concrete chalk church with the foundation stone and brick exterior with donations from all over the world. Two towers are added to both sides of the central spire, and the ceiling is a cylindrical vault. The cross at the center of the altar is a replica of the "cross of the smile" related to Francisco Xavier at Xavier Castle in the Basque Country of Spain. Stained glass depicting the life of Christ is also beautiful and impressive. On the site is the "Monument to Saint Thomas West and 15 Martyrs (Sixteen Saints of Nagasaki)", from which the church name is derived.

The mini set that can enjoy the standard Nagasaki Castella, cheese, chocolate and pomelo flavors is ideal for souvenirs. At 432 yen each, the most popular is cheese castella. 0.5 is 864 yen each. New Earl Grey Castella joins the ranks. 1296 yen per box. Only here you can buy in Nagasaki. There is a great set price only in stores.

The eggs are mainly in the Unsen district, which is rich in nature, and only fresh ones taken from contract poultry farms in Nagasaki Prefecture are used. "Because I want more people to enjoy the food culture of Nagasaki" while cherishing their skilled craftsmanship, the new taste of Castella is also created.