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Matthew Haswell | profile | all galleries >> Japan 日本 >> Kyūshū 九州 >> Hirado 平戸 tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Kitakyūshū 北九州 | Fukuoka (Hakata) 福岡 (博多) | Dazaifu 大宰府 | Karatsu 唐津 | Saga and Yoshinogari 佐賀と吉野ヶ里 | Hirado 平戸 | Huis ten Bosch ハウステンボス | Nagasaki 長崎 | Kumamoto 熊本 | Aso-san 阿蘇山 | Beppu 別府

Hirado 平戸

The main city of Hirado-shima, a long island off the northwest coast of Kyūshū in Nagasaki-ken, a gateway to the West in the 17th century. A center of trade for the Dutch (before they were forced to move to Dejima in Nagasaki), Hirado also boasts an interesting Christian history and traces of old English influence.

The first three pictures in this gallery are from the porcelain town Imari (and of the train there, in the case of the first shot).
Colorful, cartoony Imari-bound train
Colorful, cartoony Imari-bound train		 Royal Chester Church in Imari
Royal Chester Church in Imari		 Porcelain vase near Imari station
Porcelain vase near Imari station		 Stepping off the train at Tabira-Hirado-guchi
Stepping off the train at Tabira-Hirado-guchi
View of Hirado town from Tabira's waterfront
View of Hirado town from Tabira's waterfront		 Traditional-style building in central Hirado
Traditional-style building in central Hirado		 Christian alcoves on a downtown building
Christian alcoves on a downtown building		 Backstreet in Sakigata-machi
Backstreet in Sakigata-machi
Remnants of the old Dutch Wall
Remnants of the old Dutch Wall		 Site of the former Dutch wharf
Site of the former Dutch wharf		 Model of the old 17th-century Dutch trading post
Model of the old 17th-century Dutch trading post		 Squid and fish set out to dry
Squid and fish set out to dry
Sakigata-machi street
Sakigata-machi street		 400-Year Anniversary bell tower
400-Year Anniversary bell tower		 Hirado's central harbor
Hirado's central harbor		 Saiwai-bashi (Dutch Bridge)
Saiwai-bashi (Dutch Bridge)
Entrance slop to Hirado-jō
Entrance slop to Hirado-jō		 Restored keep of Hirado-jō
Restored keep of Hirado-jō		 View over the strait towards Kyūshū
View over the strait towards Kyūshū		 Pagoda at Okuno-in in the distance
Pagoda at Okuno-in in the distance
New port of Hirado with castle turret
New port of Hirado with castle turret		 View towards St. Francis Xavier Church
View towards St. Francis Xavier Church		 Looking down on the waterfront
Looking down on the waterfront		 Hirado harbor viewed from the castle
Hirado harbor viewed from the castle
Jizōzaka-yagura from the Kitakoguchi-mon
Jizōzaka-yagura from the Kitakoguchi-mon		 Reconstructed Kaiju-yagura
Reconstructed Kaiju-yagura		 Statue of Nakayama Aiko
Statue of Nakayama Aiko		 Kameoka-jinja in the outer castle grounds
Kameoka-jinja in the outer castle grounds
Beside the Jizōzaka-yagura
Beside the Jizōzaka-yagura		 Below the Kensō-yagura
Below the Kensō-yagura		 Steps up to the Matsuura Historical Museum
Steps up to the Matsuura Historical Museum		 Matsuura Historical Museum inner grounds
Matsuura Historical Museum inner grounds
Over the roofs of Hirado
Over the roofs of Hirado		 Tiled machiya roofs
Tiled machiya roofs		 Hirado-jō with the distant Hirado Ōhashi
Hirado-jō with the distant Hirado Ōhashi		 Monument to St. Francis Xavier
Monument to St. Francis Xavier
Gravesite of William Adams (Anjin Miura)
Gravesite of William Adams (Anjin Miura)		 Plaque commemorating Adams and his wife
Plaque commemorating Adams and his wife		 Leaning bamboo
Leaning bamboo		 View through the bamboo forest
View through the bamboo forest
Arch leading to the Francis Xavier Monument
Arch leading to the Francis Xavier Monument		 Chinese-style hexagonal well
Chinese-style hexagonal well		 400-year old giant cycad
400-year old giant cycad		 Mirrored backstreet in Ura-no-machi
Mirrored backstreet in Ura-no-machi
Mary figure and devotee
Mary figure and devotee		 St. Francis Xavier Memorial Church
St. Francis Xavier Memorial Church		 Interior of the memorial church
Interior of the memorial church		 Behind the church
Behind the church
Buddhist graveyard
Buddhist graveyard		 Tomb of daimyō Takanobu
Tomb of daimyō Takanobu		 Tour group walking up the temple slope
Tour group walking up the temple slope		 Paired shachi on a temple gate
Paired shachi on a temple gate
Harbor view from the temple district
Harbor view from the temple district		 View down the slope
View down the slope		 Portuguese ship model and Hirado Castle
Portuguese ship model and Hirado Castle		 Boats on Hirado harbor
Boats on Hirado harbor
Hirado-jō and harborside buildings
Hirado-jō and harborside buildings		 Statue of the Jagatara Girl
Statue of the Jagatara Girl		 Monument of the former English Trading Post
Monument of the former English Trading Post		 Site of the old English Trading House
Site of the old English Trading House
Former Anjin Miura house
Former Anjin Miura house		 Sanjūdaitō and Oku-no-in
Sanjūdaitō and Oku-no-in		 Sanjūdaitō (Three-storied Pagoda)
Sanjūdaitō (Three-storied Pagoda)		 Hirado Ōhashi
Hirado Ōhashi
View over Tabira's waterfront
View over Tabira's waterfront		 Barge and ship with Hirado beyond
Barge and ship with Hirado beyond		 Tabira-Hirado-guchi Station
Tabira-Hirado-guchi Station		 Private Matsuura Rail train bound for Sasebo
Private Matsuura Rail train bound for Sasebo

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