Nagasaki,where the curtain of history opened with the arrival df Portuguese ships in 1571. Naasaki,which through its relations with
Holland and China was Japan's only open port from 1641 to1859.Nagasaki,where
Japanese students gathered ti deaw from the well of Western knowledge.Nagasaki,where Westerm-style buildings stood side by
side and the foreign settlements bustled in the late 19th centry.Nagasaki,which gradually changed from a trade port to
a shipbuilding center in the course of moderization.Nagasaki,where
a dark shadow fell during the war with China and World War 2. |