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is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu.〔Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Nagasaki prefecture" in .〕 The capital is the city of Nagasaki.〔Nussbaum, "Nagasaki" in .〕 == History == Nagasaki Prefecture was created by merging of the western half of the former province of Hizen with the island provinces of Tsushima and Iki.〔Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" in .〕 Facing China and Korea, the region around Hirado was a traditional center for both traders and pirates. During the 16th century, Catholic missionaries and traders from Portugal arrived and became active in Hirado and Nagasaki, which became a major center for foreign trade. After being given free rein in Oda Nobunaga's period, the missionaries were forced out little by little, until finally, in the Tokugawa era, Christianity was banned under the ''Sakoku'' national isolation policy, during which time, Japanese foreign trade was restricted to Chinese and Dutch traders based at Dejima in Nagasaki; however, ''Kirishitan'' (Japanese Christian) worship continued underground. These ''Kakure Kirishitan'' (hidden Christians) were tried at every step, forced to step on ''fumi-e'' ("trample pictures", images of the Virgin Mary and saints) to prove that they were non-Christian. With the banishment of all Catholic missionaries, traders from Catholic countries were also forced out of the country. Along with them, their children, half Japanese and half European, were also forced to leave the country. The majority was sent to ''Jagatara'' (Jakarta) and are still remembered by the locals as the people who wrote the poignant letters which were smuggled across the sea to their homeland. Today, Nagasaki has a prominent Chinatown〔(ようこそ 長崎新地中華街へ )〕 and Catholic churches, and the Churches and Christian Sites in Nagasaki, have been proposed for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List. During the Meiji Restoration, Nagasaki and Sasebo became major ports for foreign trade, and eventually major military bases and shipbuilding centers for the Imperial Japanese Navy and the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries up to World War II. On August 9, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki, which destroyed all buildings in a one-mile radius from the point of impact and extensively damaged other parts of the city. Roughly 39,000–80,000 people were killed, including thousands of Japanese civilian munitions workers, perhaps 2,000 Korean forced workers, and some 150 Japanese soldiers. About 68-80% of the industrial production was destroyed to the point it would not recover for months or at least a year. Nagasaki Prefecture contains many areas prone to heavy rain and landslide damage. In July 1957, mainly in the Isahaya area, damage from heavy rains, flooding and landslides lead to a death toll of 586, with 136 people missing and 3,860 injured. Also, in July 1982, typhoon damage in the Nagasaki area lead to 299 fatalities, according to a report by the Japanese Government. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nagasaki Prefecture」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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