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Glover Garden, Nagasaki
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| Located at the southern end of Nagasaki City, Glover garden is now the resting place for the former homes of European residents in the Meiji Era (1868-1912), and is named after Thomas Glover (1838-1911) Glover was a Scot who started business importing arms into Japan during the Meiji Restorartion period. He went on to build the first railway, and started the Nagasaki shipyard, which eventually became Mitsubishi Shipyard. Glover garden also included the Walket, Alt and Ringer houses as well as Mitsubishi No 2 dock building. |
Glover House and Garden
On the terrace of the Alt House
View from the Ringer House
Oura Catholic Church - Built by the French in 1864
School kids with tour leader
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