A Cultural Port

The next stop was Nagasaki. I’ve been here once before but wanted to visit again. We visited the place the bomb fell in Nagasaki too and visited the origin of Madame Butterfly – The Glover House.

A walk around the house slightly reminded me of England again. The owner of the house built this house in resemblance to what he had back in Britain and so many familiar things were dotted around, despite their age. I walked into one room and God Save the Queen could be played via one touch of a button so I couldn’t resist. Sounded rather odd mind…

It was nice to see a part of the original score from the opera and a wig that was used in a production. Though I may have never been in the opera itself, it took me back to the days when I was in M. Butterfly – a play which uses the opera as part of its narrative.

Getting hungry, the manager of the hostel we were staying at recommended going to Chinatown as Nagasaki had a long history of Chinese immigrants. Here, you can eat Nagasaki champon, a local favourite and excited, we  headed over there for a huge portion.

The night ended with a trip to the wharf. It was nice and cosy but we just sat around not doing much. We had to get up early the following morning to head to a different part of Kyushu. All in all, a relaxing and enjoyable stay in Nagasaki. Again.