Historic Sites, Places of Scenic Beauty, and Natural Monuments of Nagasaki

A cave site at Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. Across twelve layers, five kinds of early Jomon pottery appear in order, above layers of stone tools from before.

A natural monument in Unzen, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is designated for a freshwater red alga that grows in the river over there even so now today.

The Koshidaka Site on Tsushima yielded mostly Korean-style raised-band pottery and a stone hearth like those near Busan. It became a National Historic Site in 2025.

National Historic Site in Nagasaki where Siebold opened Japan's first foreign-led medical school in 1824. Original wells, stone walls, and his planted trees remain.

Built 1591 above Izuhara as a staging post for Hideyoshi's Korean campaign. Three stone-walled enclosures still trace the saddle ridge for some 500 meters.

On Tsushima, between Kyushu and Korea, Mount Shiratake's upper slopes hold a forest where Japanese and continental plants meet. It became a Natural Monument in 1923.

The Tsukushi Rhododendron Community of Taradake in Isahaya, Nagasaki, a Natural Monument since 1951, is a stand of Kyushu's prized rhododendron below Konsenji.

Discover the Eight Scenic Wonders of the Hirado Domain (Hirado Hakkei) in Sasebo, Nagasaki — towering sandstone cliffs, hidden waterfalls, natural stone bridges, and sea caves chosen by Lord Matsura Hiromu in 1847 and now designated a National Place of Scenic Beauty.

A sandstone rock shelter in Sasebo where 15 layers trace the Paleolithic-to-Jōmon transition — Japan's first Paleolithic-era Special Historic Site (October 2024).

A dacite lava dome that grew on Mt. Unzen, 1991-1995, observed in unprecedented detail. At 1,483 m, Nagasaki's highest peak, designated a Natural Monument in 2004.

The Hoget Stone Pot Production Site in Saikai, Nagasaki, a Historic Site since 1981, has 11 medieval workshops where soapstone pots were carved from the rock.