Ryokan in Nagasaki

長崎

A harbour city built on hills around a long bay, for two centuries Japan's only port open to Dutch and Chinese traders. It is at the end of the Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen, and the start of the bus to the hot springs of Unzen, about 100 minutes away.

Nagasaki through the year

Spring春
March to May
Cherry trees first bloom around 23 March in an average year.
Summer夏
June to August
On the evening of 15 August, in the Shoro Nagashi, families who lost someone in the past year pull handmade boats for the dead through the streets amid firecrackers.
Autumn秋
September to November
The Nagasaki Kunchi, the festival of Suwa Shrine, is held from 7 to 9 October.
Winter冬
December to February
For the first fifteen days of the Chinese New Year, usually in February, the Lantern Festival hangs thousands of lanterns around Chinatown.