Nagasaki Foreign Settlement

A History of the Foreign Settlement at Nagasaki, Japan

Nagasaki Foreign Settlement panorama

This website is devoted to the history and culture of the foreign settlement that existed at Nagasaki, Japan from 1859 to 1941. The site was created and maintained by Lane R. Earns (University of Wisconsin Oshkosh) and Brian Burke-Gaffney (Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science).

The Nagasaki Foreign Settlement was comprised of six districts: Dejima, Umegasaki, Oura, Oura-Sagarimatsu, Higashiyamate (East Hillside), and Minamiyamate (South Hillside). At its peak, the settlement was home to several hundred foreign residents from dozens of countries around the world.

Crossroads: A Journal of Nagasaki History and Culture is a related annual English-language publication edited by Lane R. Earns and Brian Burke-Gaffney, with selected articles available online.

Created and maintained by Lane R. Earns (University of Wisconsin Oshkosh) and Brian Burke-Gaffney (Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science).

© Lane R. Earns and Brian Burke-Gaffney. All text and illustrations in this website are subject to copyright. No reproduction without permission.

Originally published at nfs.nias.ac.jp. This material and more can be found in Lane R. Earns and Brian Burke-Gaffney. The Nagasaki Foreign Settlement: People, Places, Stories (2023)