Glover Garden

Nagasaki is often calls itself the window to the west, as for centuries it was the only place where westerners were allowed to visit. Originally this was only on Dejima island, but later expanded to specially designated 'foreigner zones' such as the hill on which Glover and his contemporaries lived. 

Thomas Glover was a Scottish merchant who came to Japan in the mid 19th century. He is best known for his efforts to modernize japanese industry, especially ship building and coal mining. This made him very wealthy and influencial, enabling him the right to aquire the hill that is now Glover garden. 

The park contains around 20 western style houses from the 19th and early 20th century, each dedicated to a part of Nagasaki history.