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Delve into Hongo in Japan

Hongo in the region of Nagasaki is located in Japan - some 601 mi or ( 968 km ) West of Edo , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Hongo

Local time in Hongo is now 06:11 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tokyo " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Daejeon, Daegu, Busan, Gwangju, and Yagami. While being here, you might want to check out Daejeon . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Hongo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Hashima - Part 1 and 2 and in better resolution. /News: this is where part of Skyfall was filmed.

15:17 min by Thomas Nordanstad
Views: 113097 Rating: 4.98

If you came across the original film divided up in two part, you will have noticed that the second part is missing. This was due to Universal music problems, but above is the original full length docu ..

Mary Hopkin - One Fine Day / Madam Butterfly

4:35 min by Kuramochi0214
Views: 36695 Rating: 4.43

One Fine Day by Mary Hopkin. Pictures are of City Nagasaki and Huis ten bosch. This song is included in Mary's album "Spirits". For entertainment within Mary's family and sincere fans. Copyrights belo ..


Mask Change 【変面】

4:55 min by Yuki chikA
Views: 22978 Rating: 5.00

Nagasaki Lantern Festival 2010 長崎ランタンフェスティバル2010でのイベントBGM:Live Sound Location:Cyuoh Kouen in Nagasaki City 【2010.3.27追記】 YouTubeから警告メール?長崎ランタンフェスタで撮った『変面』について、サードパーティのコンテンツが含れてる・・なんたらかんたら!えっ!ノイズだらけの現場 ..

長崎駅~鍋冠山(3倍速) Nagasaki City

8:05 min by drivemovie
Views: 18186 Rating: 4.81

もう一つの長崎夜景スポット鍋冠山(なべかんむりやま)までの道案内です。 徒歩ならグラバー園から登れますが、車で行くと大回りになり、道も解かりにくいです。 Night view : ww4.tiki.ne.jp Google MAP : maps.google.co.jp ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Hashima Island

, commonly called Gunkanjima (軍艦島; meaning Battleship Island), is one among 505 uninhabited islands in the Nagasaki Prefecture about 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Nagasaki itself.

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Located at 32.63 129.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Former populated places in Japan, Geography of Nagasaki Prefecture, Ghost towns in Asia, Islands of Japan, Modern ruins, Nagasaki, Uninhabited islands of Japan

Iōjima, Nagasaki

Iōjima, Nagasaki is the only town on the island of Iōjima near Nagasaki, Japan. The island includes beaches and an onsen. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 883 and a density of 390.71 persons per km². The total area was 2.26 km². On January 4, 2005 Iōjima, along with the towns of Kōyagi, Nomozaki, Sanwa, Sotome and Takashima, all from Nishisonogi District, was merged into the expanded city of Nagasaki and no longer exists as an independent municipality.

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Located at 32.70 129.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Dissolved municipalities of Nagasaki Prefecture

Ōura Church

Ōura Church is a Roman Catholic church in Nagasaki, Japan, built soon after the end of the Japanese government's Seclusion Policy in 1853. It is also known as the Church of the 26 Japanese Martyrs. It was for many years the only western-style building declared a national treasure, and is said to be the oldest church in Japan.

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Located at 32.73 129.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: 19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings, Churches in Japan, National Treasures of Japan, Places of worship in Nagasaki Prefecture, Religious buildings completed in 1879, Roman Catholic churches in Japan

Glover Garden

Glover Garden is a park in Nagasaki, Japan built for Thomas Blake Glover, a Scottish merchant who contributed to the modernization of Japan in shipbuilding, coal mining, and other fields. In it stands the Glover Residence, the oldest Western style house surviving in Japan and Nagasaki's foremost tourist attraction. It is located on the Minamiyamate hillside overlooking Nagasaki harbor. It was built by Hidenoshin Koyama of Amakusa island and completed in 1863.

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Located at 32.73 129.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Gardens in Nagasaki Prefecture, Historic house museums in Japan, Monuments and memorials in Japan, Museums in Nagasaki, Parks and gardens in Nagasaki Prefecture

Confucius Shrine, Nagasaki

Confucius Shrine (孔子廟 Kōshi-byō) in Nagasaki, Japan is said to be the world's only Confucian shrine built outside China by Chinese hands. Even today the land on which it stands is Chinese territory and the land rights controlled by the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 32.74 129.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Confucian temples, Monuments and memorials in Japan, Museums in Nagasaki, Places of worship in Nagasaki Prefecture, Temples in Japan

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