Hirado, Nagasaki
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Hirado (平戸市, Hirado-shi) is a Japanese city in Nagasaki Prefecture.[1]
History[change | change source]
Hirado has been a port since the Nara period.[source?]
During the Edo period, Hirado was the seat of the Hirado Domain. The city developed around Hirado Castle (Hirado-jō).[1]
The first Frenchman to arrive in Japan was Francis Caron. He live in Hirado.[1]
Geography[change | change source]
The city is located on the island of the same name; and it has expanded to the island of Kyūshū. The two parts of the city are connected by the Hirado Bridge which was built in 1977.[source?]
References[change | change source]
Other websites[change | change source]
Media related to Hirado, Nagasaki at Wikimedia Commons
- http://www.city.hirado.nagasaki.jp/english/home.htm Archived 2008-07-27 at the Wayback Machine; (in Japanese)
- American Friendship Doll at Hirado Kindergarten Archived 2012-02-04 at the Wayback Machine
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Coordinates: 33°22′N 129°33′E / 33.367°N 129.550°E
