The city of Nagasaki extends on the west coast of the island of Kyushu in southern Japan. Literally his name means "long peninsula", in fact the city is located at the center of a long bay, which is the
best natural harbor on the island. The historical importance of the city of Nagasaki is recognized around the world as it was the second city after Hiroshima, to be bombed by the United States in 1945. Launched The bomb was called "Fat Man" mushroom cloud and it caused reached 18 km altitude, and symbolically marked the end of the Second World War. Worth visiting just for the mpotivazioni just described is definitely the 'Atomic Bomb Museum, where you can see what are the witnesses of the attack, which caused thousands of casualties, mostly civilians. Among the most important and impressive museum you can find the "Bombed Twin Camphor Tree" trees in memory of Shiroyama Primary School, which was destroyed in the tragedy, causing many deaths and only 20 survived. Many trees were knocked down by the explosion, but some even began again to flourish. After that, 1945, however, the city managed to recover from this tragic event, new temples were built and new cathedrals, in fact even today the city is the hub Catholic Archdiocese, headed by the Archbishop Mitsuaki Takami J..
Nagasaki, also became an important port, encouraging the development and commercial indistriale the city itself. Visiting Nagasaki is a very meaningful experience for its historical importance, with its magnificent relics of the atomic bomb, as part of the Urakami Cathedral survived the attack, but also for its architectural significance, with the reconstruction and renewal of many new buildings.
best natural harbor on the island. The historical importance of the city of Nagasaki is recognized around the world as it was the second city after Hiroshima, to be bombed by the United States in 1945. Launched The bomb was called "Fat Man" mushroom cloud and it caused reached 18 km altitude, and symbolically marked the end of the Second World War. Worth visiting just for the mpotivazioni just described is definitely the 'Atomic Bomb Museum, where you can see what are the witnesses of the attack, which caused thousands of casualties, mostly civilians. Among the most important and impressive museum you can find the "Bombed Twin Camphor Tree" trees in memory of Shiroyama Primary School, which was destroyed in the tragedy, causing many deaths and only 20 survived. Many trees were knocked down by the explosion, but some even began again to flourish. After that, 1945, however, the city managed to recover from this tragic event, new temples were built and new cathedrals, in fact even today the city is the hub Catholic Archdiocese, headed by the Archbishop Mitsuaki Takami J..
Nagasaki, also became an important port, encouraging the development and commercial indistriale the city itself. Visiting Nagasaki is a very meaningful experience for its historical importance, with its magnificent relics of the atomic bomb, as part of the Urakami Cathedral survived the attack, but also for its architectural significance, with the reconstruction and renewal of many new buildings.