Islands in Nagasaki

All 41 Islands in Nagasaki we have written up in English.

Not sure where to start? Read our guide to the 20 best

Hirado Island

Hirado Island

NAGASAKI · PLACE

A historic island in Nagasaki that served as Japan's early international trading hub and a base...

Nozaki Island

Nozaki Island

NAGASAKI · PLACE

A nearly uninhabited UNESCO World Heritage island featuring a historic brick church, ancient shr...

Takashima

Takashima

NAGASAKI · PLACE

An island in Imari Bay where the Mongol invasions ended, featuring a bridge connection and signi...

Irohajima

Irohajima

NAGASAKI · PLACE

A cluster of forty-eight uninhabited islands in Imari Bay offering scenic coastal views, sea kay...

Ojikajima

Ojikajima

NAGASAKI · PLACE

A remote island town in Nagasaki featuring a designated cultural landscape, historic pine groves...

Uku Island

Uku Island

NAGASAKI · PLACE

The northernmost Goto Island featuring volcanic landscapes, a historic lighthouse, and connectio...

Saganoshima

Saganoshima

NAGASAKI · PLACE

A volcanic island in Saikai National Park featuring dramatic sea cliffs, a historic church, and...

Matsu Island

Matsu Island

NAGASAKI · PLACE

A former coal mining and whaling hub in Nagasaki now home to a thermal power plant and scenic co...

Ike Island

Ike Island

NAGASAKI · PLACE

A former coal mining island near Nagasaki featuring preserved industrial tunnels and a small com...

Ikitsuki Island

Ikitsuki Island

NAGASAKI · PLACE

A scenic island in Nagasaki known for its dramatic western coastline, historic whaling culture,...

Azuchi Ōshima

Azuchi Ōshima

NAGASAKI · PLACE

An inhabited island in Nagasaki featuring a historic preservation district, dramatic sea cliffs,...

Fukushima

Fukushima

NAGASAKI · PLACE

An island in Imari Bay known for its historic coal mining heritage and scenic terraced rice fiel...

Aoshima

Aoshima

NAGASAKI · PLACE

A small inhabited island in Nagasaki known for its fishing heritage, Mongol invasion history, an...

Kashiragashima

Kashiragashima

NAGASAKI · PLACE

A UNESCO World Heritage island featuring a rare stone church built by Hidden Christians in a Nat...

Takashima

Takashima

NAGASAKI · PLACE

An inhabited island in the Kujukushima group featuring ancient ruins and local fish processing t...

Takashima

Takashima

NAGASAKI · PLACE

A former coal mining island near Nagasaki featuring a UNESCO World Heritage shaft and a dedicate...

Kurokoshima

Kurokoshima

NAGASAKI · PLACE

An uninhabited island near Hirado Port featuring a national natural monument forest, a Benzaiten...

Kuroshima

Kuroshima

NAGASAKI · PLACE

A UNESCO World Heritage island featuring a historic brick church and a unique community where ei...

Nagasaki Airport

Nagasaki Airport

NAGASAKI · PLACE

A maritime airport built on a former island, serving as a scenic gateway to Nagasaki with unique...

Kabashima

Kabashima

NAGASAKI · PLACE

A mountainous fishing island in the Goto archipelago featuring a historic shrine and traditional...

Futagami Island

Futagami Island

NAGASAKI · PLACE

An uninhabited pair of islands in Nagasaki featuring historical military remains from wartime st...

Shimayama Island

Shimayama Island

NAGASAKI · PLACE

An island in Aso Bay featuring the grave of a famous samurai commander and connected by a scenic...

Ōshima

Ōshima

NAGASAKI · PLACE

A flat volcanic island near Fukue known for its unique yellow rock formations and the scenic Mou...

Akashima

Akashima

NAGASAKI · PLACE

A small, flat basaltic island in the Goto chain with a long fishing history and a tiny local pop...

Okino Island

Okino Island

NAGASAKI · PLACE

A scenic island in Nagasaki featuring a historic 1931 church and accessible via a major bridge f...

Nakaenoshima

Nakaenoshima

NAGASAKI · PLACE

A sacred uninhabited island and UNESCO site where Hidden Christians honor martyrs through ritual...

Hashima Island

Hashima Island

NAGASAKI · PLACE

A former undersea coal mine island known for its battleship-like silhouette and abandoned high-r...

Iki Island

Iki Island

NAGASAKI · PLACE

A historic island in Nagasaki featuring ancient archaeological sites, basaltic plateaus, and a p...

Akashima

Akashima

NAGASAKI · PLACE

A remote island in Tsushima City connected by a historic bridge over a privately excavated water...

Kuroshima

Kuroshima

NAGASAKI · PLACE

An uninhabited island featuring a preserved settlement of forty houses and a historic shrine acc...

Maeshima

Maeshima

NAGASAKI · PLACE

A small inhabited island south of Naru Island featuring a dramatic 400-meter gravel sandbar visi...

Tsushima Island

Tsushima Island

NAGASAKI · PLACE

A large, forested island chain near Korea featuring dramatic rias coastlines and the rare, endan...

Naru Island

Naru Island

NAGASAKI · PLACE

A UNESCO World Heritage island featuring a historic wooden church and unique geological formatio...

Nakadōri Island

Nakadōri Island

NAGASAKI · PLACE

The second largest Goto island featuring twenty-nine historic Catholic churches and dramatic coa...

Hisaka Island

Hisaka Island

NAGASAKI · PLACE

A UNESCO-listed island in the Goto chain featuring a historic wooden church and a landscape shap...

Dejima

Dejima

NAGASAKI · PLACE

A restored fan-shaped artificial island in Nagasaki that served as a Dutch trading post during J...

Wakamatsu Island

Wakamatsu Island

NAGASAKI · PLACE

The fourth largest Goto island featuring historic churches, mountainous terrain, and scenic coas...

Fukue Island

Fukue Island

NAGASAKI · PLACE

The largest of the Goto Islands, featuring historic Catholic churches, volcanic landscapes, and...

Tobishima

Tobishima

NAGASAKI · PLACE

A quiet fishing island in Imari Bay formerly known for coal mining, accessible by a short ferry...

Use Island

Use Island

NAGASAKI · PLACE

A small island in Omura Bay connected to the mainland by bridges, offering scenic views and easy...

Tomarishima

Tomarishima

NAGASAKI · PLACE

A former island in Tsushima now connected to Akashima by reclaimed land, offering a look at loca...

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