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	Nagasaki, Nagasaki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Nagasaki (長崎市; -shi) is the capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture located at the south-western coast of Kyushu, Japan.
		Nagasaki became a free port in 1859 and modernization began in earnest in 1868.
		Nagasaki is the title and subject of a 1928 song with music by Harry Warren and lyrics by Mort Dixon.
	hallencyclopedia.com /Nagasaki,_Nagasaki (1268 words)

	Encyclopedia: Nagasaki-Prefecture
		Nagasaki Prefecture, an unification of former provinces of Hizen, Tsushima, and Iki, has had close ties with foreign civilization for centuries.
		Nagasaki borders Saga Prefecture on the east, and is otherwise surrounded by water, including Ariake Bay, the Tsushima Straits, and the East China Sea.
		As of 2002, there are 68,617 Catholics in Nagasaki Prefecture, accounting for 4.52 percent of the total population of the prefecture.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Nagasaki_Prefecture (4155 words)

	Shimabara, Nagasaki - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Shimabara (島原市; -shi) is a city located in Nagasaki, Japan.
		A castle town, Shimabara is also blessed with many onsen.
		As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 39,138 and the density of 660.78 persons per kmandsup2.
	www.encyclopedia-online.info /Shimabara%2C_Nagasaki (102 words)

	Encyclopedia: Shimabara Rebellion
		The Shimabara Rebellion (ja: å³¶åã®ä¹±, shimabara no ran) was an uprising of Japanese peasants, many of them Christians, during the Tokugawa Shogunate in 1637-1638.
		Shimabara can mean any of the following: The city of Shimabara in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan The district of Shimabara, an entertainment quarter in Kyoto, Japan This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title.
		Megane-bashi, the Eyeglasses Bridge Nagasaki listen (長崎市; -shi) is the capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture located at the south-western coast of Kyushu, Japan.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Shimabara-Rebellion (1177 words)

	Encyclopedia of Japanese History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Nagasaki had been permitted to grow for many years without conforming to any definite city zoning plan and therefore residences were constructed adjacent to factory buildings and to each other almost as close as it was possible to build them throughout the entire industrial valley.
		While the damage from these few bombs were relatively small, it created considerable concern in Nagasaki and a number of people, principally school children, were evacuated to rural areas for safety, thus reducing the population in the city at the time of the atomic attack.
		Nagasaki is a city at the south-western coast of Japan.
	www.openhistory.org /jhdp/encyclopedia/n.html (3125 words)

	Nagasaki Article, Nagasaki Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Nagasaki (長崎市; -shi) is the capital and thelargest city of Nagasakiprefecture located at the south-western coast of Kyushu, Japan, and is known for being the second, and last, city on which an atomic bomb was dropped, by the US during World WarII.
		Nagasaki lies at the head of a long bay which forms the best natural harbor on the southern Japanese home island of Kyushu.The main commercial and residential area of the city lies on a small plain near the end of the bay.
		Nagasaki became a freeport in 1859 and modernization began in earnest in 1868.
	www.anoca.org /city/war/nagasaki.html (943 words)

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		After the governors of Nagasaki arrived near Shimabara they established their residence in a village half a league (a mile and a half) distant from the fortress to await the arrival of lords from the court.
		The point is that the Christianized rebels of Amakusa and Shimabara, in common with generations of peasant rebels in Japan, sprang from a common root.
		In 1646, the year of the Portuguese restoration, an envoy of the House of Braganza was admitted to Nagasaki, along with the crew of a Japanese junk which had taken shelter in Macau during a storm.
	www.uwosh.edu /home_pages/faculty_staff/earns/correa.html (3255 words)

	Shimabara Rebellion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Shimabara Rebellion was an uprising of Japanese peasants many of them Christians during the Tokugawa Shogunate in 1637 - 1638.
		Terazawa Hirotaka governor of Nagasaki dispatched an army of 3 000 samurai to Amakusa but rebels defeated them December 27 1637 with 2 800 casualties.
		Hirotaka had already left for Shimabara on January 2 with 500 samurai and gathered 800 from Omura.
	www.freeglossary.com /Shimabara_Rebellion (810 words)

	Nagasaki Guide - Japan Reference
		Nagasaki subsequently prospered with shipbuilding, which made it a target for the atomic bomb in 1945.
		Immediately east of Nagasaki Station is the 26 martyrs memorial, dedicated to Christian missionaries and converts executed under the Tokugawa shogunate.
		Nagasaki is isolated between two peninsulas at the Western edge of Kyushu.
	www.jref.com /practical/nagasaki.shtml (1072 words)

	JNTO Website > Regional Tourist Guides (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Shimabara City faces Shimabara Bay on the east coast of the Shimabara-hanto Peninsula.
		It prospered as the town around Shimabara Castle, built in the 17th century, and old temples and the sites of lower-class samurai houses used until the 19th century, still remain today.
		Missionaries were active in Shimabara in the early 17th century, and many locals became Christians.
	www.jnto.go.jp /eng/RTG/RI/kyushu/nagasaki/unzen_shimabara/unzen_shimabara.html (313 words)

	Nagasaki,_Nagasaki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Dutch demonstrated that they were interested in trading alone, and demonstrated their commitment during the Shimabara Rebellion by firing on those Christians in support of the shogun.
		On 9 August 1945, the primary target for the second atomic bomb attack was the nearby city of Kokura, but the bomber pilot found it to be covered in cloud.
		The industrial areas outside Nagasaki were the secondary target and so, despite a far more powerful bomb, the devastation visited upon Nagasaki was less severe than that experienced by Hiroshima.
	www.antiqueshop.ws /search.php?title=Nagasaki,_Nagasaki (1046 words)

	Isahaya Nagasaki guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Nagasaki, available at the train station, post office, etc., is a monthly schedule of happenings (festivals, sports events, etc.) throughout the prefecture (in Japanese).
		Steak: The Dan-Shaku Steak House is in Ogawa-machi, on the Shimabara road near the turnoff for Isahaya Kouen and Megane-bashi.
		Hamano-machi, in Nagasaki, is the place to see hundreds of beautiful kimono on this day, which marks the passage to adulthood and the right to smoke, drink, drive, and vote.
	spot.pcc.edu /~jsparks/ENNLClassLinks/Isahaya/IsahayaGuide.htm (19392 words)

	JNTO Website > Regional Tourist Guides (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Nagasaki Prefecture lies in the northwestern part of Kyushu, and consists of five peninsulas and many islands.
		Nagasaki City, which is the heart of Nagasaki-hanto Peninsula, is a port city that developed itself even up along the steep slope of a mountain, while it also stretched horizontally to hug the Nagasaki Gulf.
		The spots include the Peace Park which tells of facts and memories of horrible damage that was brought about by the atomic bomb and continues to appeal to the world its wish for peace, and the Christian church, O-ura Tenshudo, which, to date, exudes an exotic atmosphere.
	www.jnto.go.jp /eng/RTG/RI/kyushu/nagasaki/nagasaki/nagasaki.html (310 words)

	Nagasaki - capital and the largest city of Nagasaki prefecture Japan
		Nagasaki (長崎市; Nagasaki-shi) is the capital and the largest city of Nagasaki prefecture located at the south-western coast of Kyushu, Japan.
		Nagasaki had never been subjected to large scale bombing prior to the explosion of a nuclear weapon there.
		While the damage from these few bombs were relatively small, it created considerable concern in Nagasaki and a number of people, principally school children, were evacuated to rural areas for safety, thus reducing the population in the city at the time of the nuclear attack.
	www.japan-101.com /geography/nagasaki.htm (1928 words)

	The Japan Karate-Do Organization : JKO Forums : THE SHIMABARA REBELLION
		Beginning in 1569, the Shimabara Peninsula, which stretches southeastward from Nagasaki, and the Amakusa Islands to the south of the peninsula became home to thousands of Christian converts thanks to the missionary activities of Father Luis d'Almeida and the supportive efforts of the Christian daimyo Konishi Yukinaga (Figure 2).
		The governors and daimyo of Kyushu tried to make the insurrection in Shimabara and Amakusa appear to be the result of religious fervor, largely to deflect attention from their own despotic excesses and prevent their losing favor with the Tokugawa shogunate.
		IT WAS in the castle town of Shimabara east of Nagasaki, with smouldering Mount Unzen in the background and the pine-covered hills of Kumamoto across the bay, that some 20,000 Christian peasants rose up against the Tokugawa military dictatorship in 1637.
	www.jko.com /portal/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=46&PN=1 (12363 words)

	Amakusa Shiro Tokisada and the Christian Rebels of Shimabara, Japan, 1637 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Now, in Shimabara, Roman Catholicism had been the faith of thousands, since their lord Konishi Yukinaga himself was a Catholic.
		In 1644 a Governor was sent to administer Shimabara and Nagasaki, and that's the way it would be for good; the people there were to be ruled by (Buddhist) total strangers from then on.
		Amakusa Shiro Tokisada and the rebellion of Shimabara's Catholic peasants vs Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, the horror of the Buddhist Inquisition, and the closing of Japan from the rest of the globe.
	www.geocities.com /nobukaze23/shimabara.htm (2311 words)

	Shimabara -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The city is noted as the site of the Shimabara Rebellion, a peasant uprising that culminated in the slaughter of some 37,000 individuals.
		The city is noted as the site of the Shimabara Rebellion, a peasant uprising that culminated in the slaughter of some 37,000...
		city, Nagasaki ken (prefecture), Kyushu, Japan, at the neck of the three peninsulas of Shimabara, Nagasaki, and Nishisonoki.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9067377?tocId=9067377 (354 words)

	Shimabara \| Nagasaki \| Visiting the City \| Tourist Attractions & Sightseeing \| Day Trips & Walks \| WCities ...
		Shimabara is a minshuku, or Japanese B&B, located in the port city of Shimabara on the eastern coast of Shimabara Peninsula.
		Shimabara Onsen is considered a medicinal hot spring and several hospitals treat patients with the healing waters.
		Meals at Shimabara are Japanese-style and guests dine together at a large table in the dining room.
	www.wcities.com /en/record/153,174506/199/record.html (152 words)

	Shimabara, Nagasaki - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Shimabara, Nagasaki - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 39,138 and the density of 660.78 persons per km².
		This page was last modified 15:19, 19 Jan 2005.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Shimabara,_Nagasaki (162 words)

	NaIS-net Nagasaki Walk
		The 365 years of the castle’s history can be seen through the beautiful old stone hedges and the ancient ponds.
		The Shimabara castle was rebuilt in Showa year 39 in beautiful white material.
		The Tenshukaku has been made 5 stories of Hakua white material of which the 1st floor is the Christian museum, 2nd floor the local cultural museum, and the 3rd floor is tribal museum, the 4th floor is resting area, and the 5th floor is created to enjoy the full view of the city.
	www.pref.nagasaki.jp /naisnet/en/v-walk/03/09.html (130 words)

	Shimabara Kanko Hotel Kowaki-en, Shimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture (Hotels Shimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture)
		Breath-taking views of the Ariake Sea and the Tsukumo Islands together with mouth watering seafood and warm service are the characteristics of Shimabara Kanko Hotel Kowaki-en.
		By Plane: From Nagasaki Airport with Limousine Bus (610 yen) to Isahaya Station, then with Shimabara Railway to Shimabara Gaiko Station and then walk to Hotel (total 120 minutes).
		Shimabara Kanko Hotel Kowaki-en is connected to the BOOKINGS on-line reservation system.
	www.bookings.org /hotel/jp/kowakien-shimabara.html?aid=300620 (374 words)

	Shimabara, Nagasaki -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The most popular tourist destination in Shimabara is the (Click link for more info and facts about Shimabara Castle) Shimabara Castle and the nearby Samurai street, but Shimabara is also blessed with many (Click link for more info and facts about onsen) onsen.
		As of 2003, the city has an estimated ((statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn) population of 39,138 and the (The amount per unit size) density of 660.78 persons per (Click link for more info and facts about km²) km².
		The (Click link for more info and facts about Shimabara Rebellion) Shimabara Rebellion took place here in 1637.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/sh/shimabara,_nagasaki.htm (162 words)

	Search Results for Nagasaki - Encyclopædia Britannica
		It was a post town for centuries, connecting northern Kyushu and the Nagasaki area until the Tokugawa era...
		Japanese writer and feminist whose semiautobiographical works reflected her concern with class struggle; she insisted on forming her own opinions and held fast to them, which twice led to her...
		Although the city is composed of two islands, the town of Hirado on the northern shore of Hirado...
	www.britannica.com /search?query=Nagasaki&ct=&fuzzy=N (571 words)

	Nagasaki, Nagasaki
		Nagasaki (長崎市; Nagasaki-shi) is the capital and the largest city of Nagasaki prefecture located at the south-western coast of Kyushu, Japan, and is known for being the second, and last, city on which an atomic bomb was dropped, by the US during World War II.
		Nagasaki was greatly devastated by its atomic bombing on August 9, 1945.
		The home should be the treasure chest of living.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/n/na/nagasaki__nagasaki.html (962 words)

	Shimabara - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Shimabara (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		* The city of Shimabara in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
		* In 1637, residents of the Nagasaki area rose up against the Shogun's anti-Christian policies, in the Shimabara Rebellion.
		* The district of Shimabara, an entertainment quarter in Kyoto, Japan
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Shimabara.html (79 words)

	Isahaya Nagasaki guide web sites (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Describes shore excursions to Nagasaki, Shimabara and Arita.
		Exhibit of photographs taken by Japanese Army photographer Yosuke Yamahata after the bombing of Nagasaki.
		"Hiroshima and Nagasaki: The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb." Philip Goodman.
	spot.pcc.edu /~jsparks/ENNLClassLinks/Isahaya/IsahayaGuideWeb.htm (640 words)

	Shimabara Castle - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Shimabara Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Shimabara Castle - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Shimabara Castle.
		The list of the Shimabara Castle Authors is
		The orginal Shimabara Castle article can be editet
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Shimabara-Castle.html (105 words)

	Tracks Tr.-23 -Let's eat "udon" in Nakatsue Village-
		It is not a car ferry and I don't have enough time to pack may bike, so I negotiate to the man of the boat and take my bike on the deck.
		This is the museum not to forget the miserableness.
		I couldn't understand the natives' conversation in "Oden" stall in Shimabara.
	www.e-wadachi.com /tracks/tr_23/day07_e.html (186 words)

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