Trip of the week: a Japanese city opens to the world again

Nagasaki, on the relatively lush and balmy island of Kyushu, has been almost entirely rebuilt since 1945

Nagasaki sits on a great natural harbour near the country’s southwestern tip
Nagasaki sits on a great natural harbour near the country’s southwestern tip

Nagasaki was the only part of Japan open to outsiders for centuries during the early modern age, says Jamie Lafferty in The Times. Almost entirely rebuilt after the War, it sits on a great natural harbour near the country’s southwestern tip, surrounded by forested mountains, on the relatively lush and balmy island of Kyushu.

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