A major port city in Japan that was devastated by an atomic bomb in World War II on August 9, 1945.
Japanese city name combining 'naga' (long) and 'saki' (cape or point). The city developed as a major port starting in the 1500s, and its name reflects its geography on a peninsula.
Nagasaki was a thriving, cosmopolitan city known as Japan's gateway to the world—Portuguese traders, Dutch merchants, and Chinese ships all docked there for centuries. The atomic bombing, just three days after Hiroshima, killed an estimated 70,000 people instantly and remains one of history's most pivotal and tragic moments.
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