Glover Garden, an open-air museum preserving the homes of 19th-century foreign merchants on Nagasaki's Higashiyamate hillside, becomes especially enchanting during cherry blossom season. The historic Western-style mansions, including the UNESCO-listed Glover House, are surrounded by blooming sakura against a backdrop of Nagasaki Harbour far below. Moving walkways carry visitors up the terraced hillside past sculptures and garden beds in full spring colour. The combination of East-meets-West architecture and delicate blossoms is quintessentially Nagasaki.
- Type
- Experience
- Category
- Cherry Blossom
- Season
- Spring
- Month
- Late March to Early April
- Region
- Kyushu
- Prefecture
- Nagasaki
- City
- Nagasaki
Highlights
- ◆UNESCO-listed Glover House among blooming sakura
- ◆Panoramic views of Nagasaki Harbour
- ◆Meiji-era Western mansion architecture
- ◆Terraced hillside garden walkways
- ◆Madama Butterfly statue and opera heritage