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Ships dock at Nagasaki Cruise Terminal. These are the stops worth your time, timed on foot from the terminal.

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Where ships dock

One cruise terminal.

  • Nagasaki Cruise Terminal

Walkable from the pier

Walk times from Nagasaki Cruise Terminal.

  1. 1min

    Shikairou

    Historic birthplace of Nagasaki chanpon and sara udon

  2. 1min

    Gunkanjima Digital Museum

    High-tech virtual reality museum showcasing the history of Hashima Island

  3. 1min

    ナガサキピースミュージアム

    Small community peace gallery directly across from the cruise terminal

  4. 3min

    Inori no Oka Art Book Museum

    Charming picture book museum and shop in a European-style cottage

  5. 3min

    Lekker

    Cozy retro diner serving hearty plates of Nagasaki Toruko rice

  6. 3min

    Crêpe de Sapin

    Takeaway crepe shop featuring soy-milk batter and custard cream

  7. 3min

    Glass Road 1571

    Glass goods shop in Minamiyamate near Glover Garden

  8. 4min

    Oura Catholic Church

    Historic 19th-century Catholic basilica dedicated to the Twenty-Six Martyrs of Japan

  9. 5min

    Glover Garden

    Hilltop park featuring Japan's oldest surviving Western-style residence and harbor views

  10. 5min

    Koshi-byo & Historical Museum of China

    Ornate Chinese shrine and museum constructed by Nagasaki's Chinese community

  11. 5min

    Nagasaki Traditional Performing Arts Exhibition

    Museum displaying festive dragon floats and boats used in the Nagasaki Kunchi

  12. 7min

    Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum

    Striking contemporary art museum straddling a canal in Nagasaki Seaside Park

  13. 9min

    Nagasaki Dejima Harbor

    Pleasant waterfront promenade lined with wooden boardwalks and boat slips

  14. 9min

    ちゃんぽん・皿うどん 蘇州林

    Chinatown shop serving chanpon, sara udon, and mahua confectionery

  15. 10min

    KOUZANROU

    Famed Shinchi Chinatown restaurant known for delicious Nagasaki chanpon

  16. 10min

    Branch Otto

    Relaxing cafe brand serving carefully prepared dishes and drinks

  17. 12min

    Iwasakihonpo

    Specialty shop renowned for Nagasaki kakuni manju braised pork buns

  18. 13min

    BABAKE

    Ramen shop with multiple locations across Nagasaki

  19. 13min

    Bunmeido Souhonten

    Historic Nagasaki confectionery producing traditional castella since 1900

  20. 14min

    Dashibonzu

    Hamamachi izakaya specializing in Goto udon and local Nagasaki ingredients

  21. 15min

    KARIOMONS COFFEE

    Artisanal coffee roaster visiting farmers directly to source beans

  22. 15min

    一口餃子専門店 トラの門 Toranomon

    Specialty restaurant serving bite-sized Nagasaki hitokuchi gyoza

  23. 15min

    石丸文行堂 本店

    Multi-floor stationery and lifestyle store in Hamamachi Arcade

  24. 16min

    June Coffee 浜の町店

    French bakery cafe serving fresh bread and coffee

  25. 17min

    Mitsubishi Former Pattern Shop

    Meiji industrial heritage museum housed in an 1898 brick shipyard shop

  26. 17min

    And Barissier

    Charming café serving fine espresso and delicate French-style cakes

  27. 20min

    Ramenya Masa

    Popular downtown ramen shop serving steaming bowls of savory noodles

  28. 20min

    長崎中央郵便局

    Main post office offering international postal services and foreign ATM access

  29. 21min

    松翁軒 本店|創業天和元年・カステラ元祖

    Historic castella confectionery established in 1681

  30. 23min

    NGS Coffee

    Coffee shop brand offering travel-themed coffee experiences

  31. 24min

    Twenty-Six Martyrs Museum

    Hilltop memorial and museum commemorating the 1597 Christian martyrs

  32. 24min

    View from Mount Kazagashira

    Scenic hillside park lookout featuring a bronze statue of Sakamoto Ryoma

  33. 25min

    Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture

    Expansive museum exploring Nagasaki's unique history of foreign diplomacy and trade

  34. 28min

    Kameyama Shachu Museum

    Historic headquarters of Japan's pioneering samurai trade company

See all 42 stops in the planner

Hidden gems

Worth finding if you have an hour spare.

  1. 3min

    Observation platform

    Quiet hillside lookout surveying Nagasaki port and inbound ships

  2. 8min

    BOOKSライデン

    Dejima bookshop and cafe offering new and used books

  3. 11min

    鍋冠山

    Hilltop observation deck with close-up views over the cruise harbour

  4. 19min

    Megane Bridge

    Japan's oldest double-arched stone bridge spanning the tranquil Nakashima River

More ports nearby: Sasebo, Yatsushiro (Kumamoto), Karatsu, Fukuoka (Hakata), Kagoshima.