Nishisonogi

Western Sonogi faces the sea along the indented coast of Hizen. Nagasaki developed as a port of overseas trade and, after the shogunate restricted foreign contacts, remained a closely controlled gateway to China and the Netherlands. In 1641 the Dutch trading post moved from Hirado to the small artificial island of Dejima. Chinese merchants continued to visit the port, later residing in a designated compound. Goods, books and knowledge passed through Nagasaki despite the restrictions on travel.