Hashima (Gunkanjima)
An island that prospered on undersea coal mining. Left empty after the mine closed in 1974, it is a World Heritage site.
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An island that prospered on undersea coal mining. Left empty after the mine closed in 1974, it is a World Heritage site.
A stone bridge built in 1634, among the oldest surviving arched stone bridges; an important cultural property.
A museum in Sasebo gathering material on the old navy, run by the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
A church in Hirado, the last brick church that Yosuke Tetsukawa both designed and built.
A view in Hirado in which temple roofs and a church spire fall within one frame.
A castle site in Minamishimabara, the main battleground of the Shimabara-Amakusa uprising of 1637; part of the World Heritage property.
A shrine in Minamishimabara, its hall set in a cleft of rock in the forest.
A church in Goto, built of brick in 1908; a prefectural cultural property.
A church in Shinkamigoto, built of stone — rare in western Japan — and part of the World Heritage property.
A shrine in Iki. At low tide the approach appears and you can walk out to the island.
A burial mound in Iki, whose 17-metre chamber is the longest in the prefecture.
An ancient mountain fortress in Tsushima, built for defence after the defeat at Baekgang; a special national historic site.
A temple in Tsushima, mortuary temple of the So lords of the domain; a national historic site.
A castle site in Tsushima, the residence of the So from 1468, when Sadakuni moved his seat to Izuhara.