Eateries that offer multi-language menus in Nagasaki Prefecture

The Nagasaki area is located in the south-west of Nagasaki Prefecture. It is home to a number of tourist attractions, including Glover Garden, used as a site for the residences of foreigners in the second half of the 19th century and the start of the 20th century; Nagasaki Shinchi Chinatown, filled with colorful Chinese culture including Chinese confections and goods stores; and Dejima, a fan-shaped artificial island built by the Tokugawa samurai government.
You can also enjoy traditional cuisine unique to Nagasaki, a fusion of the culinary cultures of Japan, China, and the West, with shippoku-ryori and Nagasaki champon—the soup, with plenty of fresh ingredients and flavor, is a particular delight.

The Northern area covers the northern part of Nagasaki Prefecture. There are a large number of places with wonderful scenery in this area—its nature parks include Saikai National Park, Genkai Quasi-National Park, Taradake Prefectural Natural Park, Hokusho Prefectural Natural Park, and Omurawan Prefectural Natural Park.
This area is also home to many sightseeing spots, such as Huis Ten Bosch, an exciting resort with flowers and lights that the whole family can enjoy, and the Kujuku Islands, consisting of 208 scenic islands with wonderful natural beauty. Plus, you can enjoy delights such as Sasebo Burgers, with a recipe that came from the American navy, and fried horse mackerel (aji) from Matsuura City, which boasts the best horse mackerel catch in Japan.

The Shimabara Peninsula area is located in the south-east of Nagasaki Prefecture. This area is an agricultural region representative of Nagasaki Prefecture, and is also home to Unzen-Amakusa National Park, Japan’s first national park, and Shimabara Peninsula Prefectural Natural Park, as well as the World Cultural Heritage “Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region” and Japan’s first world geopark, Shimabara Peninsula Geopark.
There are also numerous locations to visit, such as Unzen Onsen in Unzen City, which was patronized by lots of foreign nationals as a summer resort from the second half of the 19th century to the early 20th century. You can also join in dolphin watching, an activity that enables you to see dolphins swimming in the transparent blue sea a short distance away under a clear sky. Feast on Shimabara’s hand-pulled somen noodles, developed over 300 years; Shimabara’s specialty “guzoni,” containing delicacies from the mountains and seas; and “kanzarashi,” dango (mochi dumplings) cooled with Shimabara spring water and served with sweet, cool syrup.

The Central area is located almost exactly in the center of Nagasaki Prefecture. It is surrounded by three different stretches of seawater, all with different characteristics —the Ariake Sea to the east, Omura Bay to the west, and Tachibana Bay to the south. Mt, Taradake rises up in its Prefectural Natural Park to the north, making this an area with abundant water and a rich natural environment.
Here, too, you’ll find lots of places to visit, including the Shirakimine Kogen Plateau with panoramic views of the Ariake Sea and seasonal flowers in full bloom before you, and the Omura Dream Farm ChouChou, a hand-made bread and ice-cream workshop.
You can also enjoy dishes such as rakuyaki eel, a traditional specialty of Isahaya from the Edo period (1603–1868).

The Outer Islands area can be found in the north-west part of Nagasaki Prefecture. This area is blessed with abundant natural landscapes featuring stunning seas and mountains, and is home to multiple nature parks. On top of this, each island boasts multifaceted charms, with their own inherent historical and cultural heritage as well as unique food cultures and traditional crafts. You can find heritage related to the hidden Christians who fled religious persecution from the 17th to the 19th centuries here.
Explore locations such as the sacred mountain Shiratake that represents Tsushima and Kojima Shrine, Iki’s mystical power spot you can only visit at low tide.
Savor Tsushima tonchan, Tsushima’s soul food of pork dipped in a secret-recipe sauce, hikitoshi hot pot with textured ishu tofu, and the Goto Islands’ Goto udon and kankoro mochi, sweet potato mochi.