Travel guide for Nagasaki, Japan
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Nagasaki Travel Guide

Everything you need to know before visiting Nagasaki, Japan. From transportation and safety to local customs and practical tips.

JPY (¥)
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Very High Safety

About Nagasaki

Nagasaki (長崎) is the capital of Nagasaki prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan.

Source: Wikipedia

Essential Information

Currency

Japanese yen (JPY)

Symbol: ¥

Language

Japanese

Phone Code

+81

International dialing code for Japan

Driving

Drive on the left

Standard for Japan

Region

Asia

Eastern Asia

How to Get to Nagasaki

Transportation options and arrival information

There are several limousine bus routes from Nagasaki Airport to the center of the city. All routes cost ¥1000 to JR Nagasaki Station. The fastest buses, via Dejima Road, take around 45 minutes.

Getting Around Nagasaki

Local transportation and navigation tips

Trams (路面電車romen denshaor チンチン電車 "chin-chin densha") connect most of Nagasaki; they run about every ten to fifteen minutes during the day. The most frequently used lines will be the red (3) and blue (1); the blue and red lines run on the same track from the northern end of Nagasaki as far as the Nagasaki train station, where they split. The blue line continues to the You-me Plaza shopping mall, Dejima, and later the downtown shopping arcade. A one-way trip is ¥140 and you can get a transfer tick

Safety in Nagasaki

Very High Safety (Global Peace Index: 1.336)

About the Global Peace Index: Global Peace Index measures peacefulness on a scale of 1 (most peaceful) to 5 (least peaceful)

Source: Institute for Economics & Peace (2022)

Where to Stay in Nagasaki

Accommodation tips and recommendations

Nagasaki has many youth hostels:

Things to See in Nagasaki

1 landmarks and points of interest

Glover Garden

park in Nagasaki

Source: Wikidata

Travel information sourced from Wikivoyage

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