The last place we visited in Nagasaki was Soufuku-ji. This is a temple that was built by a Chinese monk in 1692. Two of the buildings have been designated as national treasures.
[322] Soufuku Temple (Soufuku-ji)
Date: August 17th, 2008 | Comments : none | Categories: Sightseeing.[310] Confucius Shrine (Koushi-byo)
Date: August 16th, 2008 | Comments : none | Categories: Sightseeing.We also visited Confucius Shrine (Kyoushi-byo) - it is the only shrine dedicated to Confucius outside of China that was built by Chinese. The original shrine was built in 1893 but was destroyed by the bombings of the Second World War. The shrine was completed renovated in 1982.
[301] Nagasaki Kakuni Manju
Date: August 15th, 2008 | Comments : none | Categories: Sightseeing.While siteseeing in Nagasaki, we had a wonderful local food - Nagasaki Kakuni Manju. Basically, it is a bun with a very fatty chunk of BBQ’d pork inside. It was around 350 yen, but it was worth it. Yummy!
While riding the bus on the way to the airport, some people were eating them. I was envious! In the airport, we each had another one! Next time you are visiting Nagasaki, please get me a souvenir. <hint hint>
[262] Huis Ten Bosch
Date: August 14th, 2008 | Comments : none | Categories: Sightseeing.For our 6th wedding anniversary, we decided that we’d travel domestically because there are many places in Japan that we haven’t been to yet. We chose to take a one-night trip to Nagasaki - in particular, we were interested in visiting Huis Ten Bosch - the 152 hectare “European resort of flowers”.
(this image was borrowed from the park’s homepage)
We enjoy taking pictures of flowers, so we thought that this would be a nice place to visit. We weren’t sure what to expect, but I had a slight suspicion that the park would be filled with senior citizens looking at flowers wilting in the summer heat…
