When there were tight restrictions on entering or leaving Japan during most of the Edo period (1603–1868), Nagasaki was the only way in for European goods and ideas. In 1636, the Tokugawa ...

In our second episode on Japan's pre-modern highway system, we follow the Nagasaki Kaido. During the Edo period (1603–1868) when the Shogunate prohibited external trade, they allowed one ...

The Nagasaki Kaido Road connects the port of Nagasaki Prefecture, the only point open to overseas trade during Japan's period of isolation, with Kokura in Fukuoka Prefecture.

If you are planning to travel to Nagasaki or any other city in Japan, this airport locator will be a very useful tool. This page gives complete information about the Nagasaki Airport along with the ...

Funasugi was commissioned by the Japan Institute of International Affairs, a Tokyo-based think tank researching foreign and security issues, in 2018 to seek old maps showing the Takeshima isles.