Firstly we went to Shikairo, a restaurant which had champon for the first time. A Chinese who immigrated to Japan created a food for immigrants from China in order that they can have enough nutrition. The restaurant is gorgeous like a Chinese historical building. There are a dragon statue made of tiles and sculptures of dragon.
When we arrived there after three o'clock, the restaurant was closed. Then we had champon in another restaurant. Next to Shikairo there was a building called Shanghai Trading or something. This building is also splendid.
Glover Garden
We visited the Glover Garden walking up an ascent. We found a monument next to vending machine. The monument said "Cradle place of the bowling in Japan".
Through a quiet lane, there was the Picture Book Museum. In the museum it is like a book store in the movie, "You've got a mail". There were only selected good books. There were toys made of only natural materials. Small children and a mother were reading books on the floor in the sunlight through a big window. I wanted to stay there more.
At the end of an ascent, we saw Oura Tenshudo. There was a statue of Maria at the entrance. We could go to the Glover Garden through backyard of Oura Tenshudo. First a cafe called Jiyutei was there. It is a cradle place of western food. I wanted to take a rest there, but my husband did not. Because it was a non-smoking cafe.
This is the Glover House. We can take photographs inside. This is his wife's room. She is Japanese and her name is Tsuru. In the dining room, there was tableware as old days. This is a kitchen. It might be like Japanese old kitchen.
This is Ringer House. This room is like a reception room. I found an old fashioned music box and trousers presser. This is Alt House. There was a big gramophone. In a kitchen my husband pretended to cook. In the rooms, a lot of dish were displayed.
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There was the Dock House at the top of the garden. Sailors used to stay here while their ship was maintained. A miniature model of Dejima was in the room. We could see a view of Nagasaki from the balcony at second floor.
Event called "Fantastic Night 2000" was going on. The Glover Garden is open to 9:30 pm till October 9. Actually we arrived there around five o'clock and spent there to take photos of night view. In the event, concerts called "Madam Butterfly 2000" was also going on. Daniela Varadesk, a soprano singer, has two concerts a night on Fridays and Saturdays till October 7. She sang from the opera, Madam Butterfly. I was impressed by listening to wonderful opera songs with the chirring of cicadas in chorus in the garden. A white statue in the photo is Puccini.
I found a ship with a lot of lights in Nagasaki bay. The ship is used for a hotel. The Glover House was also lighted up and it was very beautiful.
Ginrei - China Town
Then we went to Ginrei, a restaurant. It was located at about three minute walk from Shian-bashi street car stop. There are lots of pottery, glasses, lamps, etc. inside. They are real artistic crafts. Ginrei is like a museum. My husband took its coaster. Some of them are displayed below.
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We went to China Town. There were many Chinese restaurants and variety shops on both side of short street. In the restaurants food prices were reasonable, for instance champon was 700 Yen. While we were wondering which restaurant we would go, they were all closed around eight o'clock. In Nagasaki many restaurants are closed early in night. Shikairo is also closed at eight o'clock. I hope some restaurants would be open till late for tourists who wake up late and have dinner late too.
Heiwa Koen (The Park for Peace ) - Urakami Tenshudo
We visited a place where an atomic bomb was dropped. The atomic bomb was exploded above 500m of this monument at 11:02 am on August 9, 1945. The wall of Urakami Tenshudo was moved next to this monument. People were working for a ceremony of anniversary on August 9 in Heiwa Koen. This is the famous Peace Statue.
Many objets d'art were displayed in Heiwa Koen. Photos of them are below. In No.4 attention should be payed to a pigeon on raised hand, not a sign board of Bunmeido's Castella.
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I saw Urakami Tenshudo from steps of Heiwa Koen on the way. I took a photo from closer place. But it was too big for the view area of my camera. There were statues and walls of a day when a bomb exploded.
Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum
I was impressed most on voices of victims along with videos of days after bombing.
Of course, I was shocked at crashed houses, blown walls, melted glasses by the heat, etc. But more than anything else, I had deepest impression on voices of victims who were children at that time. They were talking about pains of their bodies and heats, about their mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, ... I was so sad that I could not leave the front of monitors. I could not help but shed tears still now every time I recall them.
I hope every people in the world to listen to their voices.
Web site of the museum is;
http://www.us1.nagasaki-noc.ne.jp/~nacity/na-bomb/museum/museume01.html
And a picture book, "On That Summer Day, Nagasaki, August 9, 1945", by Shomei Yo has been released. Inquiry is to;
TEL : 81-95-844-9922
E-mail : ajisai4@nagasaki-noc.ne.jp
Web Site :
http://www.us1.nagasaki-noc.ne.jp/~nacity/index_e.html
On its pamphlet, Sayuri Yoshinaga, a Japanese legendary actress, says,
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Then we went to Tokyo Tower. ( It is 333m high. ) I took pictures of views of Tokyo. When I looked down I was very scared. But kids were not.
We went to the Trick Art Museum in Tokyo Tower. We grown-ups enjoyed it as well as kids. It was more interesting than I expected. For instance, it looked like an ordinary room with mirror. But two sets of furniture were laid as if half of them were reflected in a mirror. Most of all, a picture of a dolphin was great ! It looked stereoscopic there. And in a photo, the dolphin was likely jumping out.
I had taken a trick art as kid's stuff, but grown-ups also can enjoy it. How about a try ?
On the next day, we went to Odaiba on Yurikamome. We visited the Palette Town. The picture of the sky was drawn on the ceiling. I wondered that it moved as we walked. The picture turned to the sky of sunset at the twilight. ( Is it a photograph or video ? )
On Saturday we went to see the fireworks on Sumida River. They were 20,000 shots. And I heard that numbers of audience was expected as about one million people. We checked a nice viewing spot where it would not be too crowded, although it was a little bit far from the shooting place. But we found an old guy, who looked an amateur camera man taking pictures of fireworks of Sumida River for twenty years, setting a tripod near Asakusa Station. And fortunately there were small space behind that guy. So we kept that place. It was four hours before the start, but many people kept places. Anyway it was a great mistake. We could not see fireworks from that place due to trees if we sat down there.
The fireworks were fantastic. But I could not take photos so good.
Little pigs race in the Mother Ranch in Chiba or the China Town in Yokohama might be also enjoyable for children, we did not visit this time though.
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