Nagasaki

Just down from Peace Park is a sculpture garden. Various countries (20 plus) donated statues to Nagasaki to commemorate the bombing. I noticed quite a few of the statues featured women holding children.

This is the actual location where the bomb landed.

This is the Oura Catholic Cathedral which is the oldest Catholic church in Japan. The cathedral is dedicated to the 26 Catholics who were executed for being Catholic.

This fish pond with lanterns above it is the entrance to Glover Gardens. Despite it being the first day of winter there were a few flowers blooming; mostly pansies.

My grandgirls really enjoyed feeding the koi.

We stopped by the museum of performing arts. A holiday concert was going on. We also saw dragon parade costumes on display.

After a nice dinner at a cafe by the wharf, we drove to the Nagasaki Ropeway. This cable car took us to the top of Mount Inasa for a terrific view of the city all lit up at night. We got there around 7 p.m. Special lights in the city come on between 8 and 10 p.m. so we missed that but it was still a great view. The ride takes five minutes.