Glover Garden グラバー園
Visiting Glover Garden today
- What it is: An open-air museum of Meiji-era Western-style houses on the Minamiyamate hillside above Nagasaki Harbour. The Former Glover House, completed in 1863, is Japan's oldest wooden Western-style building.
- Getting there: Take tram line 5 to Ouratenshudo, then walk about 5 minutes. The entrance is next to Oura Catholic Church.
- Hours: 8:00-18:00, with last entry at 17:40. Evening opening runs on some dates; the 2026 Lantern Night ran from 17 July to 31 October. Open every day.
- Admission: ¥1,300 for adults.
Best timeGood any time of year
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Photos and stories from our visits, as they were written at the time.
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Glover Garden, Nagasaki
Glover Garden is a park in Nagasaki, overlooking Nagasaki Harbor. It was built for Thomas Blake Glover, a Scottish entrepreneur who first came to Japan in 1859. He had good relations with various Samurai clans and assisted in toppling the Tokugawa Shogunate. He contributed to the modernization of Japan in shipbuilding, coal mining, as well as establishing the forerunner of Kirin Brewery. Glover House is the oldest Western style house surviving in Japan today.