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Hirado Island
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Hirado Island
平戸島
4.0Est. 120Hirado, Kyushu
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Overview
Japan's first foreign trading port, where church steeples and temple rooftops share the same sightline.
Japan's first international trading port, where Dutch and Portuguese merchants established posts in the 1500s before Dejima was built. The unique townscape layers a castle, Buddhist temples, and Catholic churches within the same sightline, the famous view of Hirado's church steeples framed by temple rooftops is called 'the cross and the temple.' The reconstructed Dutch trading house displays VOC-era artifacts.
Practical info
- Japanese name
- 平戸島
- Nearest station
- Sasebo Station (40 min drive)
- Payment
- Cards accepted
- Reservations
- not required
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