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Nagasaki Prefecture
長崎県
Prefecture
Japanese transcription(s)
 • Japanese長崎県
 • RōmajiNagasaki-ken
Obon Festival with tōrō nagashi lantern release on the Albuquerque Bridge over the Sasebo River, Sasebo City, Nagasaki Prefecture
Obon Festival with tōrō nagashi lantern release on the Albuquerque Bridge over the Sasebo River, Sasebo City, Nagasaki Prefecture
Flag of Nagasaki Prefecture
Official logo of Nagasaki Prefecture
Anthem: Minami no kaze
Location of Nagasaki Prefecture
Coordinates: 32°45′00″N 129°52′03″E / 32.75000°N 129.86750°E / 32.75000; 129.86750
CountryNagasaki Prefecture Japan
RegionKyushu
IslandKyushu
CapitalNagasaki
SubdivisionsDistricts: 4, Municipalities: 21
Government
 • GovernorKengo Oishi since 2 March 2022
Area
 • Total4,130.88 km2 (1,594.94 sq mi)
 • Rank37th
Population
 (June 1, 2020)
 • Total1,314,078
 • Rank27th
 • Density320/km2 (820/sq mi)
 • Dialects
Nagasaki・Tsushima
GDP
[1]
 • TotalJP¥ 4,800 billion
US$ 43.9 billion (2019)
ISO 3166 codeJP-42
Websitewww.pref.nagasaki.jp/en
Symbols of Japan
BirdMandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
FlowerUnzentsutsuji (Rhododendron serpyllifolium)
TreeSawara (Chamaecyparis pisifera)
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Nagasaki Prefecture (長崎県, Nagasaki-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Nagasaki Prefecture has a population of 1,314,078 (1 June 2020) and has a geographic area of 4,130 km2 (1,594 sq mi). Nagasaki Prefecture borders Saga Prefecture to the northeast.

Nagasaki is the capital and largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture, with other major cities including Sasebo, Isahaya, and Ōmura. Nagasaki Prefecture is located in western Kyūshū with a territory consisting of many mainland peninsulas centered around Ōmura Bay, as well as islands and archipelagos including Tsushima and Iki in the Korea Strait and the Gotō Islands in the East China Sea. Nagasaki Prefecture is known for its century-long trading history with the Europeans and as the sole place of direct trade and exchange between Japan and the outside world during the Sakoku period. Nagasaki Prefecture is home to several of the Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region which have been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

  1. ^ "2020年度国民経済計算(2015年基準・2008SNA) : 経済社会総合研究所 - 内閣府". 内閣府ホームページ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-05-18.

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Wagyu

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Nagasaki Prefectural University

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Kankoro mochi

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wagashi originating from the Gotō Islands in Nagasaki Prefecture.  It is manufactured throughout Nagasaki Prefecture, mainly in Gotō, Saikai, and Sasebo. "Kankoro"...

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Hizen Province

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Nagasaki Velca

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Hichiku dialect

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