Prefecture of Japan
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By plane
Nagasaki Airport (NGS) has services to major Japanese cities, and connecting via Tokyo-Haneda is the fastest way to get here.
By train
In 2022, Nagasaki was finally connected to the Shinkansen network, but there's still a missing section requiring a cross-platform connection at Takeo-Onsen.
By ferry
There are daily ferries from Busan, South Korea to Tsushima, from where you can continue to the mainland by a second ferry.
By train
The JR Nagasaki Line connects Nagasaki to Sasebo (1 hr 45 min) and Tosu in Saga.
By ferry
Tsushima, Iki and Goto can all be reached by ferry services from Nagasaki, with a choice of faster, more expensive jetfoils or slower, cheaper car ferries.
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an international port city of rich history and brief tragedy.
coal mine ruins island.
Sasebo (佐世保) is the second-largest city in Nagasaki prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan.
Shimabara (島原市) is a city in Nagasaki prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan.
Unzen (雲仙市) is a city of 41,000 people (2024) in Nagasaki, Japan. It sits on the northern tip of Shimabara Peninsula, facing Ariake Bay in the east and Mount Unzen to the south.
Omura (大村市 Ōmura Shi) is a city in Nagasaki on the eastern shore of Ōmura Bay, at the western foot of the Tara mountain range.
Tsushima (対馬) is an island and city in Nagasaki (prefecture).
Iki Island (壱岐島, Ikinoshima) belongs to and is off the north coast of Nagasaki (prefecture).
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