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Gotō (五島市, Gotō-shi) is a city in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It comprises the south-west half of the Gotō Islands plus (uninhabited) Danjo and Hizen Torishima archipelagos in the East China Sea. Although the core islands of the city lay some 100 kilometers from Nagasaki, the other archipelagos lay 60 km further to South-West.
The Goto Islands (五島列島, Gotō-rettō, lit. "five-island island chain") lie roughly 100 kilometers off the coast of Kyushu in the East China Sea in Nagasaki Prefecture. True to their name, they consists of five main islands alongside a large number of smaller ones.
The Gotō Islands (五島列島, Gotō-rettō, literally: "five-island archipelago") are Japanese islands in the Sea of Japan. [1] [2] They are part of Nagasaki Prefecture. [3]
May 16, 2018 · The Gotō Islands in Nagasaki Prefecture boast tremendous local diversity and natural scenery. Each community has its own distinctive cultural traditions, and the islands are home to some of the...
Jun 6, 2018 · Photographer Kuroiwa Masakazu explores Nagasaki’s Gotō Islands and the role they played in the history of Japan’s hidden Christians.
Located about 100 kilometers off the mainland, the Goto Islands can be reached by ferry from Nagasaki and Sasebo, or by flights from Nagasaki and Fukuoka: There are multiple high-speed boat and car ferry lines from Nagasaki and Sasebo to the Goto Islands. Below is a list of the most relevant ones:
Oct 12, 2018 · Here we offer a suggested itinerary for visiting the islands by boat, various facts about the islands, and spots near fishing ports for the best island cuisine.
