Travel, dining info for Nagasaki, Japan

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People walk through an alley in Nagasaki’s Chinatown, one of the largest Chinatowns in Japan. (Kiyoshi Ota / Getty Images)

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A view of Nagasaki from Glover Garden. (Kiyoshi Ota / Getty Images)

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The Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum opened in 2005 and is designed by architect Kengo Kuma, whose other works include Tokyo’s Nezu Museum and flagship Tiffany shop. (Masayuki Yamasak / Getty Images)

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A woman prays in front of the Peace Statue at Nagasaki Peace Park. (Kiyoshi Ota / Getty Images)

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At the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum, a nun looks at a replica of the 4.5-ton atomic bomb, nicknamed Fat Man, dropped over Nagasaki. (Koichi Kamoshida / Getty Images)

June 9, 2013 12 AM PT

THE BEST WAY TO NAGASAKI, JAPANFrom LAX, connecting service to Nagasaki is available on All Nippon. Restricted round-trip airfares begin at $783, including taxes and fees.

Trams serve the major sights and hotels. $1.50 per ride or $5 day pass purchased at hotels.

TELEPHONES

To call the numbers below from the U.S., dial 011 (the international dialing code), 81 (country code for Japan) and the local number.

WHERE TO STAY

Garden Terrace Nagasaki Hotel, 2-3 Akizuki-machi, Nagasaki; 95-864-7777, https://www.gt-nagasaki.jp/. This showpiece hotel is worth the trip across town. On several grassy, hillside acres, it features unvarnished wood slats, unconventional angles, sweeping views and top-flight restaurants. Rooms from $419.

Sakamoto-ya, 2-13 Kanaya-cho, Nagasaki; 95-826-8211, https://www.japaneseguesthouses.com/db/nagasaki/sakamotoya.htm. Established in 1894, this traditional Japanese inn is near Nagasaki Station. Per person including two meals from $155.

Hotel Monterey Nagasaki, 1-22 Oura-machi, Nagasaki; 95-827-7111, https://www.hotelmonterey.co.jp/en/htl/nagasaki/index.html. Portuguese-themed hotel near the Dutch Slopes. Double rooms from $164.

ANA Crowne Plaza Nagasaki Gloverhill Hotel, 1-18 Minamiyamate-machi; 95-818-6601, https://www.anacrowneplaza-nagasaki.jp. Comfortable Western-style hotel near Glover Garden, with smartly renovated rooms. Doubles from $85.

Hostel Akari, 2-2 Kojiya-machi, Nagasaki; 95-801-7900, https://www.nagasaki-hostel.com. Dorm rooms from $25 per person, doubles from $59. Budget travelers’ best choice has standard hostel facilities, central location, cheerful staff and volunteers offering free city walking tours.

WHERE TO EAT

Hamakatsu, 6-50 Kajiya-cho; 95-826-8321, https://www.sippoku.jp. Shippoku-ryori at an affordable price. Lunch/dinner set menus from about $53.

Shikairo, 4-5 Matsugae-machi; 81-95-822-1296. Multistory, harborside restaurant that claims to have invented champon, from $10.

To sample castella, try one of the branches of Bunmeido, Fukasaya or Shokando.

TO LEARN MORE

Nagasaki Prefectural Tourism Federation, https://www.nagasaki-tabinet.com/mlang/english/.

Travel, dining info for Nagasaki, Japan

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