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Nagasaki's vibrant West-meets-East culture excites the senses

Japanese, Chinese, and Western cultures are the DNA of Nagasaki. They are an inseparable part of the city’s festivals, food culture, and architecture.
Nagasaki flows with a vibrant energy that brings light, colour, and excitement to the events held throughout the year.
The beauty and wonder of Nagasaki will please all your senses.

Lantern Festival

An annual winter tradition, the Nagasaki Lantern Festival started as an event to celebrate Chinese New Year. Today, the city is decorated with 15,000 lanterns in an incredible variety of shapes and forms, illuminating Nagasaki with glowing lights and brilliant colours. The main venue in Shinchi Chinatown is just a five-minute drive from the hotel.

Nagasaki Kunchi

Nagasaki Kunchi, one of Nagasaki’s most popular festivals, was shaped by Japanese, Chinese, and Western influences. The festival dates back to 1634, early in Japan’s Edo period. The festival evolved to reflect the affluence of the town, which prospered through international trade. You will not be able to take your eyes off the festival’s distinctive, dynamic events, such as the Dragon Dance and the Whale Spouting Dance.
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Your Story in Nagasaki

Wander along the labyrinth of slopes

As you walk the streets of Nagasaki, known as the city of slopes, you will encounter scenes that bring together a diverse variety of characteristics.
At once, you will feel like you are wandering through an entrancing labyrinth that is both familiar and completely new.

Your stroll through the city might be accompanied by the sound of church bells from a nearby church and steam whistles from the harbour,
immersing you in the glory and romance of a past still alive in the present.

Rurian Glass Studio

Vidro Glass Blowing in the Modern Age

Glass production in Nagasaki dates back to around 1670. At the time, glass produced in Japan was called vidro, which is “glass” in Portuguese. It became very popular because of its beauty and craftsmanship.

Rurian is a glass studio that has revived the old Nagasaki glass-making techniques. It is about a 10-minute walk from Hotel Indigo Nagasaki Glover Street.

Glover Garden

See How the Merchants Once Lived

Minami-Yamate’s Glover Garden is on a hill that many Western merchants once called home. Among the nine old houses in the garden are three National Important Cultural Properties, including the Former Glover House, which is Japan’s oldest Western-style wooden building, and the Former Ringer House. Also, six Meiji-era Western-style buildings from locations around Nagasaki were relocated to Glover Garden, then they were restored and converted into museums.

The garden blooms with different flowers in each season, and the stone paving and steps retain the atmosphere of when the area was a foreign settlement. This renowned site is only a ten-minute walk from Hotel Indigo Nagasaki Glover Street.

Oura Church

Japan’s oldest church is majestic

Oura Church is the oldest Christian church in Japan. It was designed by Father Petitjean, who also designed Maria-en, which has now been reborn as the Main Building of Hotel Indigo Nagasaki Glover Street.

Five colours of light shine into the church through its stunning stained glass windows, giving the space a majestic atmosphere. Oura Church is about a ten-minute walk from Hotel Indigo Nagasaki Glover Street.

Cats With Kinked Tails

Find some good luck

Around 80% of the cats in Nagasaki have kinked tails. They are said to be lucky and to bring happiness. While you stroll through the city, you might just come across a cat with a kinked tail and bring yourself some good fortune.