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Ichinoseguchi Ichinoseguchi

The ruins of a teahouse where fireflies once danced wildly

Ichinoseguchi is a semi-circular stone bridge that was built in 1653 by Chen Daolong, the Great Master of the Tang Dynasty, and his Japanese name Egawa Tozaemon, who invested his personal funds to build a semicircular stone bridge over the Honkochi mountain stream in the upper reaches of the Nakajima River. It is a part of the old Nagasaki Highway centered around Sebashi, and is the ruins of a tea house that was at the gateway to Nagasaki from the old Nagasaki Highway. In the past, this area was famous for fireflies and there was a Japanese restaurant there, so it started to be called ``Hotaru Chaya'' sometime ago. Currently, it is known as Hotaru Chaya, a tram stop.
This is the place where those departing from Nagasaki and those seeing them off bid farewell and exchanged drinks, but today the only remains that remind us of those days are Ichinose Bridge and part of the old Nagasaki Kaido nearby. I am.
The Roman letters "ICHINOSEBASHI" engraved on the bridge inscription were carved around 1887. There is also an information board at the foot of the bridge that shows the old Nagasaki Highway and the route from Nagasaki to Isahaya.

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Nagasaki city center area (Peace Park, Mt. Inasa, Glover Garden, etc.)
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Let's find out more! Ichinoseguchi

  • Bridge name engraved in Roman letters-0

    Characters engraved in Roman letters on the main pillar

    Bridge name engraved in Roman letters

    Among the stone bridges in Nagasaki, Ichinose Bridge is the only one with Roman letters engraved on its inscription.
    The characters “ICHINOSEBASHI” were carved when the bridge was rebuilt around 20.

    In the past, this area was called Ichinose, meaning "the very beginning," and that name became the name of the bridge. The teahouse that was located here was actually called the ``Ichinose Teahouse,'' and because it had a clear stream flowing through it and was a famous spot for fireflies, people started calling it the ``Firefly Teahouse.''

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Address 850-chome Hongouchi, 0012-chome Nakagawa, Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture 1-2
Phone 095-829-1193(Nagasaki City Culture and Tourism Department Cultural Properties Division)
FAX 095-829-1219
Transportation access Take the tram from Nagasaki Station (bound for Hotaru Chaya), get off at the Hotaru Chaya stop, and walk for about 3 minutes.
Bus: Get off at “Hotaru Chaya” bus stop, about 3 minutes walk
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