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Glover Garden グラバー園

Glover Garden (グラバー園, Gurabāen) is a park in Nagasaki, Japan, built for Thomas Blake Glover, a Scottish merchant who contributed to the modernization of Japan in shipbuilding, coal mining, and other fields. In it stands the Glover Residence, the oldest Western-style house surviving in Japan and Nagasaki's foremost tourist attraction.

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Glover Garden — グラバー園
Photo: Fg2 · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
LocationNagasaki (長崎市 長崎県)
Coordinates32.73444, 129.86889 · Open in Google Maps
TypeGarden
Cultural propertyImportant Cultural Property of Japan, Part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Established1863
Official websitehttp://www.glover-garden.jp/

Planning a visit? Admission, opening hours and seasonal events are announced on the garden's official website — please check there before you go.

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