How long are you ashore in Nagasaki?

4–6 hours ashore · 3 hr door to door

The hillside sampler

You docked downtown — use it

On a 4-hour stop that leaves 1 hr spare — the full hour this site recommends, and then some.

1. +0:00
   Walk from Matsugae wharf to Glover Garden

   Escalators do the climbing

2. +0:15
   Glover Garden villas + harbor views

   Your ship poses below

3. +1:15
   Oura Cathedral next door

   Japan’s oldest surviving church, dedicated 1865; ¥1,000

4. +1:45
   Champon at Shikairo — the 1899 birthplace

   Opens 11:30; closed some Wednesdays

5. +2:40
   Walk back along the wharf

   Five minutes; margin untouched

Running late? Queue at Shikairo, or too early for its 11:30 opening? Chinatown is a ten-minute walk and serves champon at every other door.

Transport spend: ¥0 — all on foot. Glover Garden ¥1,300, Oura Cathedral ¥1,000 (a joint ticket exists). Map, photos and what you will see at each stop →

4–6 hours ashore · 5 hr door to door

Two stories of one city

The bomb and the trading island — both told properly

On a 6-hour stop that leaves 1 hr spare — the full hour this site recommends, and then some.

1. +0:00
   Tram north to Peace Park (~26 min riding, one change; 40–50 min door to door)

   Flat fare; exact coins or IC

2. +0:30
   Atomic Bomb Museum + Peace Park

   Quieter than Hiroshima, no less heavy

3. +2:30
   Tram back to Dejima
4. +3:00
   Dejima — the fan-shaped Dutch island, rebuilt

   Walk the same bridge the surgeons did

5. +4:00
   Chinatown: kakuni-manju standing snack

   Iwasaki Honpo’s pork buns

6. +4:40
   Walk back to the wharf

Running late? Short on time at 3:00? Dejima compresses to 40 minutes; the museum never should.

Transport spend: trams ¥300–600 (or the ¥600 day pass). Museum ¥200, Dejima ¥1,100. Map, photos and what you will see at each stop →

8 hours or more ashore · 7 hr 30 min door to door

The full circle

Long calls — and Mt. Inasa if you sail after dark

On an 8-hour stop that leaves 30 min spare. Comfortable, but do not add to it.

1. +0:00
   Peace Park + museum by tram, unhurried

   The half-day plan’s core, given full time

2. +2:45
   Megane-bashi spectacles bridge + castella at Fukusaya

   The 1634 stone arch and the 1624 cake; Fukusaya’s main shop is closed on Wednesdays

3. +4:00
   Dejima, then Chinatown sara-udon lunch-late

   Crisp noodles under thick starch

4. +5:30
   Glover Garden at golden hour

   The harbor lights begin

5. +6:45
   Walk to the wharf — or Inasa ropeway if sailing late

   Night-view detour ONLY with a post-21:00 departure; ropeway ¥1,900 return

Running late? The Inasa detour has one rule: ropeway queue + descent must fit inside 90 spare minutes, or it does not happen.

Transport spend: tram day pass ¥600. Entries ~¥2,600 pp: museum ¥200, Dejima ¥1,100, Glover Garden ¥1,300. Map, photos and what you will see at each stop →

Rainy day ashore · 4 hr door to door

The rainy-day Nagasaki

Wet weather — this city has more indoors than any other port on the loop

On a 6-hour stop that leaves 2 hr spare — the full hour this site recommends, and then some.

1. +0:00
   Tram north to the Atomic Bomb Museum

   Trams are ¥150 flat; Line 5 from the pier runs about every 11 min and Line 1 about every 7 min (timetable cut from 18 Feb 2026); the tram itself is shelter

2. +0:30
   The museum, unhurried

   Two hours indoors. Until March 2027 one gallery at a time may be closed for renewal

3. +2:30
   Tram back to Dejima

   Sixteen rebuilt buildings, most of them under roofs; ¥1,100

4. +3:15
   Chinatown for kakuni-manju and shelter

   Covered arcades and steamed pork buns

5. +3:50
   Back to the wharf

   About 15 min on foot from Chinatown, or Line 5 toward Ishibashi 4 min to Oura-kaigan-dori and a 7-min walk

Running late? Real downpour? The museum alone fills the window, and the tram delivers you almost to the door.

Transport spend: ~¥300–600 pp in tram fares (¥150 flat; IC transfers free). Museum ¥200, Dejima ¥1,100. Map, photos and what you will see at each stop →