In Nagasaki, there are a lot of souvenirs unique to Nagasaki influenced by Japanese, Western, and Chinese culture. This article will introduce recommended souvenirs that you definitely want to buy when you visit Nagasaki.
Recommended Souvenirs of Nagasaki 1: Castella
Castella was brought to Nagasaki by the Portuguese around the middle of the 16th century. It is a sponge cake-like sweet baked with eggs, sugar, flour, starch syrup, honey, etc. There are many historical shops in Nagasaki City with hundreds of years of history. Castella craftsmen take on the store’s unique taste from generation to generation, each having its own recipe for how to mix and bake the ingredients. In general, it is said that castella has a proper color, sponginess, and shine. The standard price is around 1,000-2,000 yen for one.
Representative Store Information
- Spot name: Fukusaya Nagasaki Main Store
- Street address: 3-1 Funadaikumachi Nagasaki-shi, Nagasaki-ken 850-0904
- Access: 2-minute walk from Shiambashi Station
- Language: Official site available in English, Traditional and Simplified Chinese, Korean, and Thai
- Business Hours: 09:00 ~ 18:00
- Regular Holidays: None
Recommended Souvenirs of Nagasaki 2: Chinese Sweet Mahua
The official name is Mahua. It is a Chinese confection made by kneading flour and frying it, and it is called “Yoriyori” in Nagasaki from its spiral shape. It is characterized by its stiff and firm texture. There is also a soft type. The price is about 1,000 yen for around 10 for one set.
Representative Store Information
- Spot name：Sosyuurin（蘇州林）
- Street address: 13-17 Shinchimachi Nagasaki-shi, Nagasaki-ken 850-0842
- Access: 2-minute walk from Shinchi Chinatown Station
- Business Hours: 10:00 ~ 21:00
- Regular Holidays: None
Recommended Souvenirs of Nagasaki 3: Kakuni Manju
A banquet dish with Chinese dishes and European dishes arranged in a Japanese style, “Shippoku dishes”. It is a local gourmet in Nagasaki where you can have course dishes served on a large plate around a round table. One of the main dishes of Shippoku dishes is Kakuni-man, which is sandwiched Dongpo pork (grilled pork) between bread, and is popular as it allows easy access to the expensive Shippoku dishes when eaten at a restaurant. The boiled cube from the dough is very soft, with bonito and konbu. The standard price is around 1,500 yen for 3.
Representative Store Information
- Spot name: Iwasakihonpo (岩崎本舗 本店)
- Street address: 1-10-12 Ote Nagasaki-shi, Nagasaki-ken 852-8127
- Access: From Nagasaki Airport, take the Airport Bus bound for Nagasaki Station and get off at "Showamachi", about 5 minutes on foot
- Business Hours: 09:00 ~ 19:00
- Regular Holidays: None
Recommended Souvenirs of Nagasaki 4: Karasumi
The ovaries of bora are salted, desalted and dried in the sun, and "Karasumi" is one of Japan's three major delicacies. It is characterized with a salty, soothing and rich taste, and was introduced from China to Nagasaki during the Azuchi Momoyama period (around 16th century), and it was one of the marine products, but it is now a specialty of Nagasaki being made from bora eggs that can be caught in the tip of Nobozaki area of the Nagasaki Peninsula during the Edo period. It is also used as a snack for sake or as a pasta sauce. The standard price is about 5,000 yen for 100 grams.
Representative Store Information
- Spot name：Takanoya Karasumi (高野屋からすみ)
- Street address: 1-16 Tsukimachi Nagasaki-shi, Nagasaki-ken 850-0877
- Access: 5-minute walk from Hamamachi Arcade Station
- Business Hours: 09:00 ~ 19:00 (9:30 ~ 18:00 on Sundays and holidays)
- Regular Holidays: January 1st
Recommended Souvenirs of Nagasaki 5: Sara Udon
Sara udon has the name udon, but it has a different appearance and taste than normal “udon”, and is a local dish of Nagasaki. There are two types: "Ankake Type", in which An made from things such as vegetables, seafood is placed on top of thin noodles deep-fried with oil, and “Itameru Type”, which uses steamed or boiled thick noodles with seafood on top. The standard price of a set for 2 people is around 1,500 yen.
Representative Store Information
- Spot name: Mirokuya (みろくや)
- Street address: 4-2 Hamamachi, Nagasaki-shi, Nagasaki-ken 850-0853
- Access: 5-minute walk from Kankodori Station
- Business Hours: 10:00 ~ 19:00
- Regular Holidays: January 1st
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