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23 October 2018
HK express, Welcome to Nagasaki!! (New route to Nagasaki from 19th January 2019)
Hong Kong Express has announced their new destination, Nagasaki from 19th January 2019. They will fly to Nagasaki (NGS) three flight a week from Hong Kong (HKG). Hong Kong is the third international destination for the Nagasaki Airport.
UO831 Nagasaki Hong Kong 19:50 22:05 Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
UO830 Hong Kong Nagasaki 13:05 17:05 Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
In the winter season, Nagasaki also cerebrate Luna New Year as the Chinese custom.
As HK express named the city specialite foods on their aircraft, I hope they will name "Champon" on their new aircraft. Champon is one of the iconic food and very popular among citizen of Nagasaki, as every family have some preferences of the Champon restaurants or some specific characters in their family.
Champon, Kairakuen, China town, Nagasaki (会楽園 長崎市), Japan
On 1542 AD, the matchlock gun were brought by Portuguese boat. Francisco Xavier has come to Japan for the missionary on 1549 AD. After Xavier, Spain, Holland and England have followed to visiting Japan with their colonialism. For half century, Catholic church have missionary around Japan. There were also some diplomatic connections to the governors as Nobunaga Oda or Hideyoshi Toyotomi. After twenty six martyrs, Japanese government prohibited the religion of Christian. The hidden Christian was formed the rural area of Nagasaki prefecture area. On 2018, UNESCO assigned the heritage of Christian history in Nagasaki as the World Heritage sites, Hidden Christian Site in Nagasaki lesion. All sites were spread around rural areas of Nagasaki and Kumamoto area.
The Twenty Six Martyrs Museum, Mishawaka, Nagasaki, Japan [The pilgrimage tour around Nagasaki]
Nagasaki has a limited internationally opened port in Edo era (1603-1867). The Tokugawa government permitted Holland and China who are able to have trade relations till 1854. Dejima was a fan-shape, small settlement for Hollanders and Kannai area were settlement for Chinese (Shinchi ,where is present Chinatown area, is new reclaimed town after opening the country).
After opening the country, Western modern technologies were come into Japan. Nagasaki was also the front line. The another World Heritage Site was the Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining, which including Hashima, known as Gunship island, seen in the James Bond movie "Skyfall".
Through the long history of international connection, there were a lot of international flavoured local food in Nagasaki, Castella from Portugal, Champon from China, or Shippoku course (卓袱料理) from Holland.
If you want to visit to Huis Ten Bosch, Holland entertainment park, you can take the bus bound for Sasebo city and get off at the entrance of the park after ride for 60 minutes.
The destination of Narita, Kansai and Seoul Incheon were operated by Low cost carriers, to Narita with Jet Star Japan, to Kansai with Peach and to Incheon with Air Seoul. The Skymark airlines also produces the low fare tickets.
UO831 Nagasaki Hong Kong 19:50 22:05 Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
UO830 Hong Kong Nagasaki 13:05 17:05 Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
In the winter season, Nagasaki also cerebrate Luna New Year as the Chinese custom.
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| A321 named "Braised Tofu & Roast Pork Rice" (HK express official) |
Champon, Kairakuen, China town, Nagasaki (会楽園 長崎市), Japan
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| Sara Udon, Braised noodle, Nagasaki Style |
City of Nagasaki, Prefecture of Nagasaki, two World heritage sites.
Nagasaki is located in the West part of Kyushu island. This area was one of the most international communication hub through the last five hundred years. Chinese, Korean, European and Asian people visited the Kyushu to have some trading business, missionary of Catholicism or some pirate activities.On 1542 AD, the matchlock gun were brought by Portuguese boat. Francisco Xavier has come to Japan for the missionary on 1549 AD. After Xavier, Spain, Holland and England have followed to visiting Japan with their colonialism. For half century, Catholic church have missionary around Japan. There were also some diplomatic connections to the governors as Nobunaga Oda or Hideyoshi Toyotomi. After twenty six martyrs, Japanese government prohibited the religion of Christian. The hidden Christian was formed the rural area of Nagasaki prefecture area. On 2018, UNESCO assigned the heritage of Christian history in Nagasaki as the World Heritage sites, Hidden Christian Site in Nagasaki lesion. All sites were spread around rural areas of Nagasaki and Kumamoto area.
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| Shuttsu Church in Sotome, Nagasaki |
The Twenty Six Martyrs Museum, Mishawaka, Nagasaki, Japan [The pilgrimage tour around Nagasaki]
Nagasaki has a limited internationally opened port in Edo era (1603-1867). The Tokugawa government permitted Holland and China who are able to have trade relations till 1854. Dejima was a fan-shape, small settlement for Hollanders and Kannai area were settlement for Chinese (Shinchi ,where is present Chinatown area, is new reclaimed town after opening the country).
After opening the country, Western modern technologies were come into Japan. Nagasaki was also the front line. The another World Heritage Site was the Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining, which including Hashima, known as Gunship island, seen in the James Bond movie "Skyfall".
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| Hashima, Battleship island |
How to Access to City Centre
Form Nagasaki Airport, you can get to the city centre, Shinchi Bus terminal near to Nagasaki China town, for just 40 minutes, to Nagasaki Main station for 60 minutes. The Shuttle buses are running every 15 minutes from Nagasaki Station.If you want to visit to Huis Ten Bosch, Holland entertainment park, you can take the bus bound for Sasebo city and get off at the entrance of the park after ride for 60 minutes.
Further destination From Nagasaki in Japan
From Nagasaki Airport, You will also get to further destinations including Tokyo (Haneda and Narita), Osaka (Itami and Kansai), Kobe and Okinawa in Japan.The destination of Narita, Kansai and Seoul Incheon were operated by Low cost carriers, to Narita with Jet Star Japan, to Kansai with Peach and to Incheon with Air Seoul. The Skymark airlines also produces the low fare tickets.
27 July 2018
Hamo course in Kiyokawa, Nagasaki (鱧づくし 清花和 長崎), Japan
Hamo, the signature fish in Summer, in texture, taste and flavour
The fish, Hamo is come from Ariake sea area. During the Gion festival season(from first to end of June) in Kyoto, the people in Kyoto will feel the coming summer with Hamo sent from Kyusyu or Setouchi area. On this staying in Nagasaki, I have enjoyed Hamo in Kiyokawa where is my favourite Japanese food restaurant in Nagasaki. At the fisherman's port of Nagasaki, the amount of landing Hamo is ranked at fifth in Japan. |
| Hamo, (http://nagasaki-sakana.com/seasonal_fish/2731/) |
In English, Hamo is pike conger, academically named Muraenesox
cinereus. Hamo has long body like eel. From Edo era, the long body fish were
valued as the invigorating ingredient due to the shape. And during the poor transportation to Kyoto, Hamo survived to send to Kyoto from Osaka port because of the strength and powerful characters. The Hamo has thick body
and a lot of bone in the meat. In Japan, this fish were cooked as the fish
paste or in the Japanese restaurants. This Fish is
Hone-kiri (cutting the bones) is one of the highest technique of Japanese chefs, Itamae
In the Japanese food
restaurants, the pike conger were cooked after the bone cutting. The Itamae
will use the special kitchen knife for the purpose of carving the pike conger,
called Hone-kiri-bouchou (meaning knife for cutting the bones). He will carving
the pike conger with thin slice as 1-1.5mm, with perpendicular to the body,
using the heavy weight and sharpness of the knife to crave the thin slice. The sound
of cutting the bone is rhythmical and solid, as giving us the incessant
clicking.
After the bone cutting, Itamae will boil, steam or cook for
your courses. When he boiled, the shape of fish meat will get the lovely shape
as flower blooms.
Hamo, the great actor as the ingredient in Japanese food
Hamo dishes have various cook style, boiled, braised, roast or raw. We will feel the summer and survive the heatwave with the strength of this fish.
Sashimi and boiled Hamo with pram sauce (with red brown sauce)
Hamo Yanagawa (braised with egg)
Kabayaki sushi ( Teriyaki-like roasted Hamo)
Elder: 25th August 2014
Japanese restaurant, Kiyokawa
Nagasaki
14 June 2016
Ono Catholic Church, Shimo-ono, Nagasaki, Japan [The pilgrimage tour around Nagasaki]
The simple and comfortable place for praying
Passing through Kurosaki Catholic church and Shitsu Catholic church to Saikai city,
there is a small but nice church where does not have resident bishop, Ono
Catholic Church. This Church is located on the small hill covered with a lot of
plants. From Ono Catholic Church, you will have beautiful view of Sumo Nada (Shape
like Sumo wresting) and East China sea.
The church is a house of one storey and stone arranged wall and Kawara bricked roof. The room is small
as 6.1m width and 11.8m depth. The window had arch and was smaller than that in
Japan. The design of the Ono church was Japanese-French. This church was
designed and established by Bishop de Rotz who was mainly live in Shitsu area,
on 1893. On the age, the import bricks from France were very expensive. He had
chosen the stone which were produced in this area. The stone was black and
green basalt stone. The stones were arranged with mortal.
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| The green stones wall showed very simple and country side style of the church |
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7 June 2016
The oldest building of church in Japan, Oura Cathedral, Nagasaki city, Japan [The pilgrimage tour around Nagasaki]
The Oura Cathedral was the oldest building of church
in Japan. This church was built in Oura, Nagasaki after the opening on 1854 AD.
There were several churches in port of Yokohama which was one of the opened
ports. This had been the first church in Nagasaki and established on1865 AD. The
church was located in the foreign settlement formed under Edo era in South
Eastern part of Nagasaki. The building is National treasure of Japan.
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| Beside view of Oura Cathedral. The rosette window was the oldest part of this church which had placed at the front in original church |
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| The inside of the church. On the left side, the statue of Maria is one of the important part of this church. In front of this statue, the historical event of "discovery of the Christian in Nagasaki" had happened. |
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| The front view of the Oura Cathedral. The pine tree show the exotic atmosphere of this church. |
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| Stained glass of Oura Catholic church. |
2 June 2016
The Twenty Six Martyrs Museum, Mishawaka, Nagasaki, Japan [The pilgrimage tour around Nagasaki]
The place we should think about the Spanish colonization through the modern ages.
The first meeting to Christian in Japan
When I visited to Nishizaka, it was rainy day. Though the spring will be
changed to early summer, it was cold and wet day in May. Nishizaka is a small
hill in front of the main station of Nagasaki. Pedestrians walked up to the
hill to get the museum and small church to pray the twentysix martyrs on
Momoyama era.
The history of Martyrs in Nagasaki
This museum and church was officially assigned as the pilgrimage spot in Nagasaki. The martyrdom in Nagasaki had happened on 1597 under the Toyotomi government in Momoyama era. The international trade between European countries and Japan had rapidly developed the past 30 years. On 1596, minor trouble between Portuguese and Spanish and between the society of Jesuit and Order of Friars Minor occurred the Saint Phillipe case. The Japanese Slave trade had become the trigger of this historical event. The governor, Hideyoshi Toyotomi had announced the Statement of Expulsion of Christian padre on 1587. But the statement had been watered down, because the Japanese society had emphasized the importance and benefit of the international trade instead of the Christian. After Saint Phillipe case which the Spanish crews remark about the expansion of the colony of Spain with the Catholic Church, which might have never recognized the truth of event, expulsion had developed to the martyrdom. From the view point of the Japanese government, the Catholic Church and countries which expanded their territories with unethical means had seemed the crisis.
The twenty five martyrs had brought from Osaka and Kyoto to Nagasaki.
The journey was cold mid-winter season. Twenty Japanese, four Spanish, one
Mexican and one Portuguese had been sentence to a punishment at Nishizaka,
Nagasaki.
All countries which had been colonized by Spain and Portugal,
Philippines, Cuba, South American countries or several African countries, were
still under the difficulty of the development.
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