Nagasaki city Pilgrimage (5-8h) tour, is very flexible, basic tour time is 7 hours, and you can change the basic itinerary as you like through the coordination. Meet-up and dismissal points are the designated place in NAGASAKI city. At least we visit (Must see)&(must go) spots. I will add the (optional) spots as you like under the coordination, then complete the original itinerary for you.
Designated place in Nagasaki city
Meet-up point. Pick you up and move to the first spot. Park at A-bomb museum. Walk to the first spot.
Park the car in A-bomb museum parking lot, then walk to Ground zero park. There is the part of Urakami church which was destroyed and exposed by A-bomb and moved from original place(500m away from the Ground zero)
Observe exhibition, Multilingual device available. There are exhibitions related to URAKAMI church.
Admission fee
Observe in and outside of church which is rebuilt after WW2. There are several A-bomb distruction remains are preserved in the church.
Observe Dr. NAGAI' museum and NYOKO-DO. He was the Christian doctor who relieved Atomic Bomb victims. Later he got leukemia, although confined to bed, Dr. Nagai continued his research and writing on atomic bomb disease.
Admission
Observe, walk around, Hidden Christian World Heritage, National Treasure. There is a Christian museum next to the church.
Admission
Portugee Christian Doctor and trader, Luis De Almeida joined the society of jesus and built the church here in 1567 to propagate Christianity in Nagasaki.
26 Christians were excuted on this hill, the monument enshrined them. Memorial museum exhibits many historical Christian materials.
Admission
One of only three SHINTO shrines which enshrined Christians in Japan. It enshrined princess KUWA who is the granddaughter of OHTOMO SORIN(Christian Daimyo of BUNGO domain)
Exhibits St. Kolbe related materials, he was excuted in Auschwitz prison, so called "St. of Auschwitz"
Donation:
Basement stone of the Cross is about 120 square centimeters, 60 strong Christian guys brought it to the top of the hill, took 7days.
Remains of Christian church built in 1603 by Portugee sea men. After unti-Christian order was issued, the church was destroyed and only base stones were left. Even there is no padre any more, hidden christians around here continue their belief, and take place secret ceremony in this place.
Christian gravesite located on the hill, part of this area, there are successive Cathoric bishops of Nagasaki are laid to rest here.
Tour end. Drop you off and dismiss.
Designated place in Nagasaki city
You can visit the most of Chathoric pilgrimage spots in NAGASAKI city. You can choose the visiting spots as you like by coordination with your guide before hand.
You can have the opportunity to understand about history of Christianity and hidden Christians in Nagasaki city, and Chathoric victims of A-bomb. At your lunch, we can enjoy NAGASAKI local food.
If you use public transportation and don't care for walking, you can feel the atmosphere of NAGASAKI city in very close distance.
〇Guide fee (for 1-4 pax, 5,000 JPY× 7 hours = 35,000 JPY)
〇Guide fee (for 5-8 pax, 6,000 JPY× 7 hours = 42,000 JPY)
〇Meet-up fee: 5,000 JPY (Guide's transportation back and forth to the meet place)
〇Rental car: from15,000 (including full insurance, parking, toll-road and refueling)
〇Taxi fees: depending on the company (will be informed)
〇Admission: pay on-site in cash or credit card
〇Parking and Toll-road: only for the taxi
〇Meals
My guiding rate is 5,000 JPY hourly (up to 4 pax), and 6,000 JPY hourly (5 to 8 pax), and a Meet-up fee (Guide's transportation fee back and forth to the meeting spot) is 5,000 JPY (in Nagasaki city).
For example, an 8-hour tour for 4 pax costs 40,000 JPY plus 5,000 JPY; 45,000 JPY is the tour price. You pay for this when you book the tour.
Please remember you will pay for the admission of pay facilities and meals on-site.
Up to 4 customers are accommodated in my private car (Toyota Prius), but more than 4 guests need to rent a suitable size rental car (5 to 8 pax) or hire a jumbo taxi (8 pax max) during the tour. The rental car and taxi costs vary depending on the conditions, so my published tour price doesn't include car costs. If you use my private car, you will only pay 3,000 JPY (including the parking, toll road and fuel).
After the negotiation of the tour, I will fix the car-related price and add this price to the published tour price so that you realize the total tour price before you book it.
You only pay the admission of pay facilities and meals on-site.
My coverage areas are all over Nagasaki, Saga, and Fukuoka Prefectures, including the remote islands of Nagasaki. But I live in near Omura city in Nagasaki Pref., so far places from my house cost more Meet-up fee (Guide's transportation back and forth to the meeting place).
Additionally, I work in Nagasaki and Okinawa, in two prefectures for about half a month each place. So if you intend to travel to Okinawa, visit my Okinawa account page, and check my schedule calendar of Okinawa.
Depending on our condition, we use a private & rental car or Jumbo Taxi for our transportation. You will pay all car-related costs and taxi fee.
Car-related fees are not included in the published tour price, so I will add the car-related fees to the tour price before booking.
You will only pay for Admission of pay facilities and meals on-site.
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