Glover Garden (Former Glover House)

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This tourist facility features various historic Western-style buildings that were moved here and remodeled, with the crown jewel being the Glover House, Japan's oldest wooden Western-style building and which was erected here at the end of the Tokugawa shogunate. In 2015, the Glover House was registered as one of the World Heritage Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining. The grounds are planted with numerous seasonal flowers such as rosebushes and bigleaf hydrangeas, providing visitors with colorful scenery year-round. The site also features a photo studio where visitors can take a commemorative picture wearing period clothing, as well as a coffee house offering a sweeping view of the harbor. Visitors are encouraged to make plenty of time and stroll the grounds leisurely.

Spot details

Address: Nagasaki Pref. Nagasakishi Minamiyamatemachi 8-1 Map
Area: Nagasaki Area
Phone: 0958228223
Hours: 8:00-18:00 (Admission until 17:40)
* May change depending on the season
Closed: open everyday
Fees: [Admission fee]
[Adult]620yen
[High school student]310yen
[Small, Junior High School Students]180yen
Parking Lot: Not available
Credit Card: Available(VISA, MasterCard, JCB, AMEX, DISCOVER, Diners Club, others)
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Not available
English Menu: Leaflet Available (Sunday, English, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese)
Can be enjoyed even on a rainy day: Yes
Average budget: [Lunch] 1-1,000 yen
[Night] 1-1,000 yen
Estimated stay time: 30-60 minutes
Wheelchair accessible: Possible (parts of the tour are not accessible to wheelchair users *Different from the regular course as there are stairs)
Infant friendly: Available
Pet friendly: Possible (leash must be worn even in the garden, companions are not allowed inside any buildings within the garden)

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

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Great harbor views but gardens and buildings underwhelming

Reviewed : 2023.03.23

I know this is a UNESCO World Heritage site, but neither the gardens nor the buildings are particularly spectacular. What is most interesting is the history of Glover and other foreigners in...
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Reviewed : 2023.02.07

A discounted ticket for disabled people is limited to Japanese visitors. It happened to me a very few times in Japan and three times only in Nagasaki and I find it discriminatory. The staff took a...
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Reviewed : 2023.01.27

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