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Sulphur vents breaking from the ground, and the place where Christians were executed.
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NagasakiArchitectureHirado
Hirado Streets
From one slope a church spire appears over temple roofs - two faiths caught in a single frame.
NagasakiArchitectureShinkamigoto
Tetsukawa Yosuke's Churches
A carpenter who taught himself Western building and invented a way to raise rib vaults in timber.
Tsushima
Stone Roofs of Tsushima
Sheds roofed with split stone, because the wind here tears thatch away.
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Chinese Temples of Nagasaki
Four temples built by resident Chinese - examples that brought in Chinese styles through Chinese and Japanese craftsmen.
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Hillside City of Nagasaki
Houses stacked in a bowl of hills, some slopes too steep for cars - so inclined lifts were installed to carry goods.
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Springs of Shimabara
Groundwater from the volcano surfaces in the streets and carp swim the channels - disaster and benefit from the same mountain.
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Nagasaki Prints
Souvenir prints of foreign ships and visitors - and the earliest Japanese pictures to use Western shading.
NagasakiArchitectureSasebo
Former Naval Facilities of Sasebo
A city built as a naval port, its brick warehouses and yards still ranged along the water.
Hirado
Dutch Wall of Hirado
Fragments of the wall that enclosed the Dutch post, laid in a way no Japanese mason would have used.
NagasakiArchitectureUnzen
Obama and Unzen Spa Buildings
A spa opened as a hill station for foreigners, with Western hotels and a church built up in the mountains.
NagasakiArchitectureGoto
Hidden Christian Villages of Goto
Villages founded by Christians in hiding; the altar concealed in a back room still shows in how the houses are planned.
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Stone Paving and Masons of Nagasaki
The skill that built the stone bridges also paved the slopes - a hillside city assembled in stone.
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Korean Embassies at Tsushima
The domain that received the Korean embassies, keeping painted processions and a scholar's argument for equal diplomacy.
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Hasami Ceramics Museum
The ceramics hall in Hasami. It gathers and exhibits the kilns of the production area.
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Nishinohara Workshop Complex
Nishinohara in Hasami. The site of a former pottery works was remade into shops and workshops.
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Hakusan Porcelain Head Office Showroom
Hakusan Porcelain in Hasami. Known for vessels designed by Mori Masahiro.
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Maruhiro HIROPPA
Maruhiro in Hasami. It makes design-led porcelain and has a park attached.
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Nakaoyama Denshukan
The Nakaoyama Denshukan in Hasami. It is responsible for passing on techniques.
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Mikawachi Ware Traditional Industry Hall
The Mikawachi Ware Traditional Industry Hall in Sasebo. It exhibits the production area.
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Hirado Kosho Danemon Kiln
The Hirado Kosho Danemon Kiln in Mikawachi. It makes porcelain with openwork carving.
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Kakusho Kiln
The Kakusho Kiln in Mikawachi. It carries on the kenjo karako design, a motif of Chinese children.
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Utsutsugawa Ware
Utsutsugawa ware from Nagasaki. Pottery with brush-mark decoration. It once died out and was revived.
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Nagasaki Hata Kites
Kites from Nagasaki. Called hata, they compete by cutting each other's lines.