Historic sites in Nagasaki

Harunotsuji Site and Senpukuji Cave are among eleven heritage sites in Nagasaki Prefecture. These sites offer a look into the region's past.

Harunotsuji Site

Harunotsuji was an ancient trading capital, strategically located, with reconstructed buildings...

Explore Japan's largest dolmen cluster, a National Historic Site revealing ancient burial practi...

Explore an ancient rock shelter where Japan's oldest pottery was found.

Fukui Cave is a Special National Historic Site with Japan's oldest Paleolithic pottery.

Explore a preserved air-raid shelter that served as Nagasaki's wartime defense headquarters.

Explore a large 6th-century circular tomb with a unique stone chamber and sarcophagus.

Explore a large 6th-century circular burial mound with unique artifacts.

Sōroku Kofun is a keyhole-shaped burial mound, the largest in Nagasaki, with important artifacts...

This site preserves prison ruins, a stark reminder of the atomic bombing's devastation and human...

Japan's first underwater historic site, revealing a sunken Mongol warship and artifacts.

Explore ancient burial mounds, including rare keyhole shapes, offering a glimpse into 6th-centur...

Explore Iki Island's oldest kofun, a 5th-century burial mound with a unique red-pigmented stone...

Explore Tsushima's oldest and largest kofun, a unique ancient tomb with rare artifacts.