Nagasaki Insider is written by Ayumi and Miho, two friends who met working in Nagasaki’s tourism industry. We both live in Nagasaki today, and between us we’ve visited nearly every sightseeing spot in the city — including plenty that never made it onto this site. We know Nagasaki tourism inside and out, from standing in line together for champon to eating fresh Nagasaki sushi more often than we’d like to admit.

Nagasaki is often overlooked. It’s a smaller city compared to Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, or Hiroshima, but it holds a depth of history and culture that rarely gets the attention it deserves — especially among visitors from abroad. We kept noticing the same thing: almost everyone who visits Nagasaki falls in love with it, and almost no one visits, because the practical, honest information travelers need in English simply isn’t out there.

How we verify what we publish

Everything we write starts with what we can confirm ourselves — addresses, hours, prices, and photos we’ve taken or that businesses have published. For restaurants we recommend to vegan and Muslim travelers, we visit in person before writing anything about dietary accommodations. Where a place has agreed to share more detail — ingredient lists, halal certification, kitchen practices — we note that clearly; where we haven’t confirmed something, we don’t claim it.
For History & Culture articles, we work from sources we trust — reliable references and records, not just what’s already circulating online. And we don’t stop at the history itself: we also look at how it connects to everyday life in Nagasaki today.

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Spotted something outdated, or run a place you think belongs on this site? We’d love to hear from you.

Some images on this site are courtesy of the Nagasaki Prefecture Tourism Federation and Nagasaki City.