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Glover Garden

Glover Garden is a park in Nagasaki, Japan, built for Thomas Blake Glover, a Scottish merchant who contributed to the modernization of… Read more…

Opening hours

Monday8:00 AM–6:00 PM
Tuesday8:00 AM–6:00 PM
Wednesday8:00 AM–6:00 PM
Thursday8:00 AM–6:00 PM
Friday8:00 AM–6:00 PM
Saturday8:00 AM–6:00 PM
Sunday8:00 AM–6:00 PM
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Glover Garden
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Glover Garden is a park in Nagasaki, Japan, built for Thomas Blake Glover, a Scottish merchant who contributed to the modernization of Japan in shipbuilding, coal mining, and other fields. In it stands the Glover Residence, the oldest Western-style house surviving in Japan and Nagasaki's foremost tourist attraction.

It is located on the Minamiyamate hillside overlooking Nagasaki harbor. It was built by Hidenoshin Koyama of Amakusa island and completed in 1863. It has been designated as an Important Cultural Asset. As the house and its surroundings are reminiscent of Puccini's opera, it is also known as the "Madame Butterfly House." Statues of Puccini and diva Miura Tamaki, famed for her role as Cio-Cio-san, stand in the park near the house. This house was also the venue of Glover's meetings with rebel samurai, particularly from the Chōshū and Satsuma domains.

Source: Wikipedia

More information and contact

Official Website www.glover-garden.jp/english
Phone +81 095-822-8223
Address Nagasaki, Japan
Coordinates 32°44'0.362" N, 129°52'8.828" E
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