photo: (c) Nagasaki Prefecture Convention and Tourism Association

Glover Garden

Prized Western-style residences and gardens with an unbroken view of Nagasaki Port

Closest station: Nagasaki Main Line, Nagasaki Station

Access

From Nagasaki Station, take the tram for about 10 minutes

Get out at the Ouratenshudo-shita stop and walk for five minutes

Location: 8-1 Minami-Yamate-Machi, Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture

Opening hours

Open year-round

8:00-18:00 (last entry 20 minutes before closing)

*Night admission is also offered, but please note that the times differ each day.

Price

Individuals

Adults: 610 yen; High school students: 300 yen; Elementary and junior high school students: 180 yen

Groups (over 15 people)

Adults: 510 yen; High school students: 240 yen; Elementary and junior high school students: 140 yen

Great Stuff to See and Do!

Slip back in time while visiting the elegant multicultural residences

Glover Garden contains the former residences of the merchants Thomas Blake Glover, Frederick Ringer, and William Alt as well as six Western-style buildings from the Meiji period that were within Nagasaki City and relocated and restored here.

photo: (c) Nagasaki Prefecture Convention and Tourism Association

The residences of foreign merchants who supported the modernization of Japan

The former Glover Residence, Alt Residence, and Ringer Residence were built in the area demarcated by the government for foreign residents, and are now national Important Cultural Properties. The former Glover Residence is also registered as one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution. The other six Western-style residences were built throughout Nagasaki during the Meiji period and later relocated and renovated in Glover Park. All the buildings are important structures that feature details that help us learn about Meiji period Nagasaki.

photo: (c) Nagasaki Prefecture Convention and Tourism Association

Glover, born in Scotland, arrived in Nagasaki at the age of 21 at the same time as its port first opened in 1859. He founded the Glover Trading Company. During the upheaval at the end of the Edo period, he provided major unstinting support to young people, including providing behind-the-scenes help to the drivers of Japan’s modernization and assisting future leaders such as Hirobumi Ito to study abroad in the United Kingdom. He enjoyed a rich family life as well, raising children with his wife Tsuru, creating a loving family, and leading a harmonious life in Japan.

photo: (c) Nagasaki Prefecture Convention and Tourism Association

Slip back in time while visiting the elegant multicultural residences

You’ll create beloved memories while visiting this location that features the vestiges of its time as an area for foreigners such as stone pavement and steps, a sweeping view of Nagasaki Port, and an atmosphere rich with history and culture.