Touring Shimabara in Japan
Shimabara in the region of Nagasaki with its 38,113 citizens is a city located in Japan - some 569 mi or ( 916 km ) West of Edo , the country's capital city .
Time in Shimabara is now 08:08 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tokyo " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Daejeon, Daegu, Busan, Gwangju, and Urada. Being here already, consider visiting Daejeon . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Shimabara ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Jesus and the Interpreter. A modern-day christian helps Jesus get started.
Modern-day Christians know Jesus so well, that this one decided to travel back in time to help Jesus get his message across right from the start. Those people back in Jesus' time might have mistaken J ..
Jephthah (Judges 11)
Yahweh apparently demonstrated kindness to Abraham by changing his mind about whether he wanted Isaac sacrificed. What happened when it was Jephthah's daughter's turn under the knife? Twitter: twitter ..
Fukuoka World CM Festival 2009 世界CMフェスティバル
Fukuoka Now's Senior Editor, Rob Morgan, and I take on a night marathoning over 500 of the world's finest advertisements. Unfortunately, since due to copyright policies, I didn't think I could include ..
OceanArrow 4/3 2007
熊本市と長崎県島原市を従来の約30分で結ぶ、超高速カーフェリー「オーシャンアロー」には11月初旬より4月初旬までの期間、たくさんのカモメ達が付いてきます。客室2階外のオープンデッキでは、船内売店で販売している「カモメの餌」を手から直接食べる可愛いカモメに会いに行こう ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Shimabara Castle
, also known as Moritake Castle and Kōrai Castle, is a Japanese castle located in Shimabara, Hizen Province. This five-story white building stands in stark contrast to the black Kumamoto Castle in neighboring Kumamoto Prefecture.
Located at 32.79 130.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Shimabara Station
Shimabara Station is the railway station in Kata-machi, Shimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture. It is operated by Shimabara Railway and is on the Shimabara Railway Line.
Located at 32.79 130.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
1792 Unzen earthquake and tsunami
1792 Unzen earthquake and tsunami was an earthquake resulting from the volcanic activities of Mount Unzen on 21 May. This caused the collapse of the southern flank of the Mayuyama dome in front of Mount Unzen, resulting in a tremendous tsunami, killing 15,000 people altogether. It was also called, Shimabara erupted, Higo affected (島原大変肥後迷惑), (Shimabara means the central mountain of the Shimabara Peninsula) since many people were killed by this tsunami in Higo.
Located at 32.80 130.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Unzen Ropeway
The Unzen Ropeway is the name of Japanese aerial lift line, as well as its operator. Opened in 1957, the line climbs Myōken Peak of Mount Unzen, Unzen, Nagasaki. It attracts the visitor with the view of the surrounding nature, especially azaleas in spring and autumn colors in autumn.
Located at 32.75 130.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Shimabara Peninsula
Shimabara Peninsula is east of Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan. On its north-eastern tip stands Shimabara City. It was also the site of the Shimabara Rebellion, a 1637-1638 peasant revolt led by Christians. This further reinforced distrust of Christians and foreigners by Shogun Iemitsu and contributed to the 1639 decision to isolate Japan from the outside world.
Located at 32.75 130.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
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