Former Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Nagasaki Branch Memorial Hall

Geoffrey Ashford 7 months ago

great museam with English, Chinese and Japanese explanations for exhibits, some of which are interactive. The building still has the old building feel. My only complaint is I was not able to look in either of the encyclopedia volumes they had there, which isn't too bad of an issun given the age of the books

Amit Gupta 4 years ago

Well maintained building. 3 floors. A few interactive features, with English support. One floor had a lot of information on relationship of Sun Yat-sen & Umeya Shokichi. They have kept old furniture and some equipments (Morse code machines etc) in other rooms. Would have liked a bit more information on those exhibits. Built in 1904, it was the largest Western style building in the city, decorated with ornament, arches and stone pillars. In 1991, restoration of this historical building began and was then re-opened as museum. Opening hours: 9:00- 17:00 Admission fee: 300 yen

Evan Gentry 4 years ago

The museum has a lot of interactive features. Most of these support English speakers. I appreciate their effort in putting all these displays for a relatively cheap admission fee. Interesting place. Definitely worth the visit.

Peter Kam Fai Cheung 5 years ago

As a Hongkonger, I was surprised to see this monument building. It evidenced how prosperous was Nagasaki when it opened up to foreign investment from Hong Kong over a century ago. When I saw the decor inside on Nov 25, 2018, I could imagine the kind of activities taking place here then!

chriS Lam 7 years ago

A very beautiful building, many of its interior remains the same as original. Some history of the former HSBC branch too.