Personalized Star Map of Nagasaki
32.7503°N, 129.8775°E
Japan's window to the world during the Edo-era seclusion, Nagasaki blends the Christian heritage of Portuguese missionaries with the memory of an atomic tragedy transformed into a message of peace. From Glover Garden on the hill to the Peace Memorial and the reconstructed Dejima, the city offers a multicultural sky charged with history. Gift a Nagasaki star map — a present as cosmopolitan as its harbour of a hundred sails.
Famous Landmarks
Glover Garden
32.7503°N, 129.8775°E
Glover Garden, laid out on Minamiyamate Hill, preserves nine Western residences from the late 19th century, including the house of Scottish merchant Thomas Glover — one of Japan's oldest Western-style homes. Its flowered gardens overlook the port and bay, offering a striking panorama. According to legend, the story of Puccini's opera "Madama Butterfly" unfolds here.
Peace Park
32.7503°N, 129.8775°E
The Peace Park, laid out at the epicentre of the atomic bombing of 9 August 1945, houses the famous 9.7-metre Peace Statue sculpted by Seibo Kitamura. Its right arm pointing skyward symbolises the nuclear threat, while its left arm extended horizontally calls for eternal peace. The Peace Fountain pays tribute to the victims who died crying out for water.
Dejima
32.7503°N, 129.8775°E
Dejima, a fan-shaped artificial island built in 1636 in Nagasaki harbour, served for 218 years as the sole trading post permitted to Europeans (the Dutch) in Japan during the Edo-era seclusion policy. Destroyed by urbanisation in the late 19th century, it has undergone careful reconstruction since 1996, restoring the warehouses, residences and original bridge from Dutch plans.
Why gift a star map of Nagasaki?
Gifting a star map of Nagasaki means capturing the cosmopolitan soul of a starlit night above Japan's most open port. Whether for a proposal atop Mount Inasa, one of the country's three finest night panoramas, or an anniversary in Glover Garden, this map immortalises a moment between East and West. A gift as multicultural as the Chinese alleys of Shinchi.
The sky of Nagasaki
At 32.75° north latitude, Nagasaki is one of Japan's most southern major cities and offers views of low southern constellations rarely visible from Tokyo. The Nagasaki Science Museum Planetarium hosts public shows and keeps astronomy alive for the community. Clear, cool autumn and winter nights provide the best observation conditions from the heights of the Nomo Peninsula.