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What kind of city is Nagasaki, Japan ~

Place name Nagasaki Prefecture

Population 15 100 1000.

It covers an area of 4093.57 square kilometers.

Located in the northwest of Kyushu.

Nagasaki, the capital

Gourmet chowder noodles, fried noodles, cakes, braised pork, dried food, etc.

Specialty pipa, autumn potato, puffer fish, pearls, dried sardines, anchovies, flying fish, etc.

Attractions: Peace Park, Island Exit and the former site of Dutch Commercial Pavilion, Hirado City, Yunxian Hot Spring, Xiao Bin Hot Spring and Shimahara Hot Spring.

brief introduction

Nagasaki Prefecture is located at the western end of Japan, which is the closest place for Japan to the Asian continent. Therefore, since ancient times, it has been a window for China culture to spread to Japan, a window for communication with the Korean Peninsula, Western Europe and China, and now it is also a county with strong international character in Japan. Among them, Nagasaki Port was the only port that allowed foreign ships to enter Japan during the blockade period. With the opening of Nagasaki, Japan introduced European culture, developed trade and prospered. Because Nagasaki is a port area, its industry is developed, among which shipbuilding is the most developed. In addition, various European-style buildings such as houses and churches in Nagasaki will also make you feel the exotic atmosphere of Nagasaki, a port city.

1August 9, 945, at the end of World War II, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki, and Nagasaki suffered serious damage. Now there is a peace park in Nagasaki, where people from all over the world visit every year to pray for world peace.

Geographical location, topography and climate characteristics

There are 588 small islands in Nagasaki Prefecture, and the sea area is about 25 times of the land area, which is equivalent to the total area of Kyushu. The inland land of the county is undulating and the coastline is complex. It consists of peninsula, strait, bay and seaport, with a total length of 4 175 km, ranking first in the country. Because Nagasaki Prefecture is a vast terrain surrounded by the sea on three sides, there are three different climates in Yiqi and Ma Dui, Nagasaki and Wudao, around Yunxian County and other mountainous areas. Except for mountainous areas, it is generally a warm and rainy maritime climate. The temperature is affected by the warm current, and the temperature difference between the highest temperature and the lowest temperature in a year is small, with an average of 16.6 degrees Celsius. With an annual rainfall of 2,000mm, it is a county with more rainfall in Japan.

Scenic spots/tourist attractions

Nagasaki Prefecture is rich in nature and beautiful scenery. There are two national parks, two national parks and six county nature parks in the county.

Nagasaki Prefecture is also a famous hot spring resort. In the middle of the original peninsula of Nagasaki Prefecture, there is a Yunxian Yue Feng belonging to the Baishan volcano series. In this area, Yunxianyue Hot Spring, which is famous for its mountain springs, is a good place for people to recuperate and is very famous. The hot spring water here is milky white sulfur spring, which has a good effect on deficiency-cold constitution and skin diseases. In addition, Kobayashi Hot Spring is also one of the famous hot springs in Nagasaki. The spring water temperature is as high as 80 to 100 degrees Celsius, which is famous for the highest hot spring water temperature in Japan. The water quality of hot springs in Xiao Bin belongs to pure sodium hot springs, and its main function is to treat nerve pain, rheumatism and gynecological diseases.

speciality

The local cuisine in Nagasaki Prefecture includes Nagasaki chowder noodles, fried noodles and Nagasaki cakes. One of the most famous is Nagasaki's chowder noodles. Now in Tokyo, you will also see many signs that say "Nagasaki Chowder Noodles". In Japan, chowder noodles called "chanpon" are very similar to fried noodles in China. The method is to put noodles in a pot for 3 minutes, then stir-fry shrimp, cabbage, pork, onion, mushrooms, squid, bamboo shoots and other raw materials in an oil pan, add soup after stir-frying, then put the cooked noodles in a pot and cook noodles and vegetables together for 3 minutes. It is said that this dish also comes from China. When Nagasaki was a port city, its diet was mixed with foreign characteristics. Many China students also come to Nagasaki to study, and they are in financial difficulties. In order to eat economical and nutritious food, China students came up with this kind of "Nagasaki Chowder Noodles", which contains meat, seafood and various vegetables.