Hirado

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Hirado is a historic coastal city in Japan known for its former role as an international trading port and its well-preserved castle and samurai district.

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Label Occurrences
Hirado canonical 1
Hirado, Japan 1
Hirado, Nagasaki 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
connectedBy Hirado Bridge NERFINISHED
country Japan
governedBy Hirado City government NERFINISHED
hasCulturalProperty historic castle town area
traditional streetscape
hasFeature Hirado Castle NERFINISHED
churches
coastal city
harbor
historic port
historic townscape
samurai district NERFINISHED
shrines
temples
hasIsland Hirado Island NERFINISHED
hasStructure Hirado Castle keep NERFINISHED
castle walls
church buildings
merchant houses
samurai residences
stone bridges
historicalRole early modern port city
foreign trade base
international trading port
knownFor Christian heritage sites
historic churches and temples
mix of Japanese and Western influences
scenic coastal views
well-preserved castle
well-preserved samurai district
languageUsed Japanese
locatedIn Kyushu NERFINISHED
Nagasaki Prefecture NERFINISHED
locatedOn Hirado Island NERFINISHED
coast
partOf Kyushu region NERFINISHED
regionType historic coastal region
timeZone Japan Standard Time
tourismType castle town tourism
coastal sightseeing
heritage tourism destination
wasTradingPostFor Chinese merchants
Dutch traders
English traders
Portuguese traders

Referenced by (3)

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Fussa, Tokyo hasSisterCity Hirado
this entity surface form: Hirado, Nagasaki
Zeng Chenggong birthPlace Hirado
subject surface form: Zheng Chenggong
this entity surface form: Hirado, Japan