[2025 Hirado Attraction] Travel Guide for Temple and the Church Scenery (Updated Mar)

#Domestic Travel Strategy Nagasaki Prefecture is located on the west coast of Kyushu and is known for its volcanoes, forested offshore islands, and hot springs. The fusion of Japanese and international cultures can be seen everywhere in the prefecture, including Western-style buildings, stone pavements, and Catholic churches. If you are planning a trip to Nagasaki, please read to the end and use it as a reference. 🔸Area: Matsuura, Hirado area ────────────────── 🔸Time required: 5 hours ───────────────── 🔸Transportation method: Rental car ───────────────── This time we visited 5 spots. ❶ 11:00 Start from Takashima at the mouth of Imari Bay in Matsuura City ↓ Horse mackerel fry lunch on "Kaido" ↓ 🚗 About 70km About 2 hours ↓ ❷ 13:30 Hirado Castle ❸ Kameoka Shrine ↓ 🚗 About 2km About 10 minutes ↓ ❹ 14:30 Hirado Xavier Memorial Church ↓ ↓ 🚶300m approx. 5 min ↓ ❺ 14:40 Road with temples and churches ↓ ↓ 🚗Approximately 60km to Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture, approx. 1.5 hours 17:00 Arrive at hotel Continue to Saga trip Kaido 📍91-7 Kanzakimen, Takashima-cho, Matsuura City, Nagasaki Prefecture, 859-4303 Hirado Castle 📍1458 Iwanoue-cho, Hirado City, Nagasaki Prefecture, 859-5121 Kameoka Shrine 📍1517 Iwanoue-cho, Hirado City, Nagasaki Prefecture, 859-5121 Hirado Xavier Memorial Church 📍859-5152 259-1 Kagamigawa-cho, Hirado City, Nagasaki Prefecture Road with a view of temples and churches 📍Kyoshu-zaka, Kagamigawa-cho, Hirado City, Nagasaki Prefecture, 859-5152 #Domestic travel #Solo travel #Nagasaki #Hirado #Church #Castle

#DomesticTravelRecord The "St. Francis Xavier Memorial Church" on a hill in Hirado City, Nagasaki Prefecture, and the surrounding temples create a space where the East and the West blend together If you go up the stone-paved slope, you can see the green spire and cross of the Xavier Memorial Church, and below that you can see the tiled roofs of Shoshu-ji Temple, Komyo-ji Temple, and Zuiun-ji Temple This is a spot that gives you a sense of history that is unique to Hirado 📍You can see it by going up the stone-paved slope that continues from the coastal street near Hirado Port Exchange Square, or by going down the slope from the "Hirado Xavier Memorial Church" 📍It's a narrow road, but there is a sign #Nagasaki #NagasakiTrip #NagasakiTourism #Church #TempleShrinesBuddhistTemples #DomesticTrip #GirlsTrip #SoloTrip #Hirado

\\Tourist Spots// Hirado has flourished as a trading port since the Sengoku period, and has had active exchanges with various countries, leaving behind many exotic buildings and churches. The "Temple and Church View" is a rare spot where you can see three temples and a church at once. Information current as of September 2022. #Hirado #Nagasaki Prefecture #Hirado Tourism #Breathtaking Views #Like Overseas #Historic Sites #Nagasaki Trip