Nagasaki [city] - Nagasaki

Japanese: 長崎[市] - ながさき

A city in the southern part of Nagasaki Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1889. It is the prefectural capital. It occupies part of the Nishisonogi Peninsula and the entire Nagasaki Peninsula, including Iojima, Takashima, and Ikeshima in the sea. The central city spreads out on the slopes of the hills surrounding a long bay, and has developed rapidly since the arrival of a Portuguese ship in 1571. It is also called Kiyo. It was the oldest trading port in Japan and the center of Christian evangelism. After the isolationist order of 1639, it was the only window to the outside world, and Dejima, Tojinyashiki, and Nagasaki Kaisho were established, and it prospered through trade with the Netherlands and China. It declined after the country was opened to the world, but it developed especially after World War II, mainly due to the shipbuilding industry that began at the end of the Edo period. However, amid the structural recession since the 1980s, the city has been shifting to the machinery and electronics industries in recent years. The port is also one of Japan's leading fishing bases, and seafood processing and food industries are thriving. On the east coast facing Tachibana Bay are the fishing ports of Aba and Mogi. Specialties include mandarin oranges, castella cakes, dried mullet roe, pearls, tortoiseshell crafts, and Mogi loquats. On August 9, 1945, an atomic bomb was dropped on the Urakami district, reducing one-third of the city to ashes and resulting in 150,000 casualties. In 1995, the 50th anniversary of the bombing was celebrated, and the United Nations Conference on Disarmament was held as part of the commemorative events. The city is home to Christian historical sites such as the execution site of the 26 Martyrs and Oura Cathedral, Western-style buildings from the early Meiji period such as Glover House and No. 16 Building, the remains of Dejima and Chinese residences, Sofuku-ji Temple, Kofuku-ji Temple, Shofuku-ji Temple, Mt. Inasa, Mt. Kazegashira, the remains of Siebold's house (historic site), and Meganebashi Bridge. Annual events such as Peron and Suwa Shrine's Okunchi (Okuka) are also famous. Nagasaki University is located here. The city is accessible by the Nagasaki Main Line and the Nagasaki Expressway. In January 2005, the towns of Koyagi, Iojima, Takashima, Nomozaki, Miwa, and Sotome in Nishisonogi County were incorporated, and in January 2006, Kinkai in Nishisonogi County was incorporated. Area: ^{405.86 km2} . Population: 443,766 (2010).
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長崎県南部の市。1889年市制。県庁所在地。西彼杵(にしそのぎ)半島の一部，長崎半島一帯を占め，海上の伊王島，高島，池島などを含む。中心市街は長い湾入をとりまく丘陵の斜面に広がり，1571年ポルトガル船の来航以来急速に発達。崎陽とも。日本最古の貿易港，キリシタン伝道の中心で，1639年の鎖国令後は海外への唯一の窓口として，出島，唐人屋敷，長崎会所などが設けられ，オランダ・中国貿易で繁栄。開国後は衰微したが，幕末に始まった造船業を中心に第２次大戦後特に発展。しかし，1980年代以降の構造不況の中で，近年は機械，エレクトロニクス産業への転換が進行中。港は日本有数の漁業基地でもあり，水産加工，食品工業が盛ん。橘湾に臨む東海岸には網場(あば)，茂木の漁港がある。ミカン，カステラ，からすみ，真珠，べっこう細工，茂木ビワを特産。1945年８月９日浦上地区に原子爆弾が投下され，市街の３分の１が焦土と化し，死傷者15万に及んだ。1995年被爆50周年を迎え，記念事業の一環として国連軍縮会議が開催された。二十六聖人処刑地や大浦天主堂などのキリシタン史跡，グラバー邸や十六番館など明治初年の洋風建築，出島や唐人屋敷の跡，崇福(そうふく)寺，興福寺，聖福寺，稲佐山，風頭山，シーボルト宅跡（史跡），眼鏡橋がある。ペーロン，諏訪神社のおくんち（お九日）などの年中行事も有名。長崎大学所在地。長崎本線，長崎自動車道が通じる。2005年１月西彼杵郡香焼町，伊王島町，高島町，野母崎町，三和町，外海町を，2006年１月西彼杵郡琴海町を編入。405.86km²。44万3766人（2010）。
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