Nagasaki Prefecture

Japan

Nagasaki Prefecture shares 63 connections with 3200 other places across 17 topics, shaped by its geography and centuries as Japan's only open port. Its territory of peninsulas and island chains along the East China Sea gives it strong ties to Korea and China. Religion forms a notable cluster of connections, reflecting deep Catholic roots from the trading era. The Sakoku period, when Nagasaki city was Japan's sole conduit for foreign exchange, anchors many of the prefecture's historical threads.