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Depending on your travel style, accommodation can be a mere necessity, just a pillow on which to rest your head. Alternatively, accommodation can be a genuine cultural travel experience, a destination in…
By Weekender Editor
Nagasaki, lying on the northwest of Kyushu is renowned for both its global outlook and profound connection to its rich and cultured history. A dichotomy of sorts, it embraces internationalism alongside tradition…
Since the beginning of foreign trade in Japan, Nagasaki Prefecture has been an important link between the country and East Asia. When you aren’t learning about history, what is there to do…
By Lisandra Moor
Nagasaki Prefecture’s tiny Iki Island offers more than the pristine white sands of Tsutsukihama Swimming Beach and emerald green-and-turquoise blue waters. Located between Japan’s southwestern Kyushu region and the Korean peninsula, the…
By Yeo Kwee Chuan
Prefecture Spotlight Nagasaki: Where Japan’s Cultural History and Modern Developments Meet Nagasaki Prefecture is known throughout Japan for its astounding seafood and diverse landscape, which offers beautiful seaside views, along with an omnipresent lush green nature. Check Out The Latest Issue Of Kyushu Weekender! Top Picks: Nagasaki Nagasaki Travel Guides Recommended Dining In Nagasaki Recommended Accommodation In Nagasaki
By Kosuke Kawabata
Great conversation over a banquet-style feast of Chinese, Japanese and European fusion
By Camilla Chandra
A stone-grilled fisherman feast, or the ishiyaki (stone-grilled), barbeque awaits at Nagasaki
Asylum appears again and again in the history of the Goto Islands. Around 400 years ago, with the persecution of Christianity by the Shogunate, a number of Japanese Catholics fled to the…
By Taylor Stewart
Iki Island, around 50 kilometers from the Kyushu coast, is frequently called “heavenly” or “sacred.” When you go, you will see that much is true, but for several reasons. More literally, there…
The island of Hirado in Nagasaki has long been Japan’s gateway to the world. It was here that the monk Eisai returned to from his pilgrimages to China, bringing both the Rinzai…
By Jordan Green
Ojika Island off the coast of Nagasaki Prefecture is a place where a local fisherman will gift a fresh catch to a neighboring farmer and in turn find a basket of seasonal…
By Nick Narigon
Journey around three prefectures using Kyushu-Saga International Airport as a starting point for your northwestern Kyushu adventure. This modern airport offers easy access to some of the region’s most fascinating destinations, each…
By Lisa Wallin
