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May 20, 2019 Local News
Reins Change at Huis Ten Bosch Prior to Stock Listing
The president of Huis Ten Bosch (HTB), Hideo Sawada, held a press conference on May 15 attended by the incoming president of the company, Katsuhiko Sakaguchi. Sawada is the chairma...
May 17, 2019 Local News
Hirado Castle to be Renovated for Castle Stays
Hirado Castle will undergo a renovation to provide shirohaku (castle stays) accommodation to tourists, beginning in the summer of 2020. The castle stands in the city of Hirado in N...
Apr 24, 2019 Local News
Nagasaki University to Avoid Hiring Smokers
Nagasaki University announced a new policy to hire non-smokers in the future. University President Shigeru Kono said at a press conference on Apr. 19 that the new policy is stated ...
Apr 9, 2019 Local News
Huis Ten Bosch Prepares Casino Bid With Hectares Land Agreement
Huis Ten Bosch (HTB), Nagasaki Prefecture and Sasebo City announced at a press conference on Apr. 8 the acquirement of a 30-hectare plot of land in preparation for their bid to bui...
Apr 3, 2019 Event
61st Hasami Ceramic Festival
A fair focused on Hasamiyaki ceramics, popular for its cheerful and light colored designs that are best-fit for daily use, will take place in the town of Hasami involving the works...
Mar 25, 2019 Event
2019 Nagasaki Tall Ships Festival
This festival was first held in 2000 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Japan-Netherlands relations. Top tall ships from Japan and abroad gather in Nagasaki for this five-...
Mar 18, 2019 Now Reports
Exploring and Experiencing Matsuura, Nagasaki
Early on Saturday morning, I embarked on my adventure to Matsuura, a city bordered on three sides by mountains and the Genkai Sea on the fourth. It's about 70 km from Fukuoka, just...
Mar 11, 2019 Event
Kan-oh Kaen Festival 2020
Witness approximately 150 samurai warriors participate in a torchlight procession through Tachibana Park's cherry blossoms this March. Episodes featured in a 400-year-old scroll wi...
Mar 7, 2019 Event
Spring No. 1 Fireworks Contest in Kyushu
Huis Ten Bosch hosts one of Kyushu’s biggest springtime fireworks events with 20,000 fireworks lighting up the sky and European townscape! The two-hour event will feature impressiv...
Feb 12, 2019 Local News
App for Unlicensed Taxis to be Tested in Goto
A new system to provide tourists with better transportation by local drivers will be tested in Hisaka Island, Goto City. According to an announcement by Goto Azit Inc., the company...
