Nagasaki Yugaku – Dreaming of Nagasaki
January 17 - March 4, 2026
During the Edo period (1603-18168), Nagasaki was the only port in Japan open to Chinese and Dutch ships. For Japanese people, who were forbidden to travel abroad, it represented a dream destination―a place where they could experience foreign cultures firsthand. People from all over Japan came to Nagasaki in search of the knowledge and information that arrived from overseas. The exhibition focuses on these traveling students, known as yugakusha in Japanese, and looks especially at what they encountered in Nagasaki: the exotic sights they witnessed, the extraordinary days they spent, the people they met, the disciplines and arts they studied.
If we think of Edo-period Nagasaki as a university, we might thus wonder what kind of campus life were the yugakusha living, how were the professors and the other students they met, and what types of subjects they studied.
Welcome to Edo-period Nagasaki’s open campus!
Title
20th Anniversary Exhibition: Nagasaki Yugaku – Dreaming of Nagasaki
Place
3F Temporary Exhibition Room
Dates
January 17 (Sat) – March 4 (Wed), 2026
First Half: January 17 (Sat) – February 8 (Sun)
Second Half: February 10 (Tue) – March 4 (Wed)
Closed
January 19 (Mon), February 2 (Mon), February 16 (Mon), March 2 (Mon)
*On February 9 (Mon) the Temporary Exhibition will be closed for exhibit installation.
Opening Hours
9:00 – 18:00 (last admission 17:30)
Price
Adult (university student and older) 1000 yen [advance ticket 800 yen]
※Free for high school students and younger, Nagasaki Rekibun Tomo no Kai, as well as students and staff at Campus Members partner universities
Organizer
Nagasaki Prefecture, Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture
Co-organizer
The Nagasaki Shimbun Co., Ltd.
Special Sponsor
IN-TEX Co., Ltd.
Special Cooperation
Harasanshin Hospital, Nagasaki University Library
Support
Nagasaki Prefectural Board of Education, Nagasaki City Board of Education, Nagasaki Prefectural Nagasaki Library, Nagasaki City Library, The Nishinippon Shimbun Co., Ltd., The Mainichi Newspapers Co., Ltd., Yomiuri Shimbun Seibu Co., Ltd., Kyodo News Nagasaki Agency, Nagasaki Broadcasting Co., Ltd., Television Nagasaki Co., Ltd., Nagasaki Culture Telecasting Corporation, Nagasaki International Television Broadcasting, INC., NHK Nagasaki Broadcasting Station, Nagasaki Cable Media Inc., FM Nagasaki Co., Ltd., Nagasaki Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Nagasaki Prefecture Taxi Association, Nagasaki Prefecture Tourism Association, Nagasaki International Tourism and Convention Association
Others
Advance ticket providers (on sale until January 16):
Ticket PIA (P-code: 687-363) https://t.pia.jp/
Lawson Ticket (L-code: 82373) https://l-tike.com/search/?keyword=82373
Seven Ticket (Seven code: 113-340) https://7ticket.jp/s/113340
Books Kinokuniya Nagasaki Store (Youme Town Yumesaito), Metroshoten Honten (Amu Plaza Nagasaki)
