{"id":2265,"date":"2013-06-06T14:51:33","date_gmt":"2013-06-06T05:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2013-06-06\/2265"},"modified":"2013-06-06T14:51:33","modified_gmt":"2013-06-06T05:51:33","slug":"quick-trip-to-nagasaki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2013-06-06\/2265","title":{"rendered":"Quick Trip to Nagasaki"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class='ic'>\n<div id='p149_57' style='margin-left: auto; margin-right:auto; margin-bottom:0; overflow:auto; width:750px'>\n<a name=\"j4957\" href='\/i\/JF4_033149-57.jpg'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF4_033149-57_sm.jpg\" width=\"2733\" height=\"500\"\nalt=\"Copyright 2013 Jeffrey Friedl\"\nid=\"i033149_57\"\ntitle=\"Copyright 2013 Jeffrey Friedl\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">9-image panorama &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF4_033149-57.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF4_033149-57.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Nagasaki Bay<\/span>\n<br\/>from <a href='http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thomas_Blake_Glover'>Thomas Glover's<\/a> house\n<center style='color:yellow'>&mdash; scroll side-to-side &mdash; <span class='nobr'>\u6c34\u5e73<\/span>\u306b\u30b9\u30af\u30ed\u30fc\u30eb\u3057\u3066\u306d &mdash;\n<br\/>or click through to a 13,000-pixel-wide version<\/center>\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n  document.getElementById('p149_57').scrollLeft = 971;\n<\/script>\n\n<p>We spent a rainy weekend in Nagasaki <span class='nobr'>(\u9577\u5d0e).<\/span> Nagasaki, Japan is most\nfamous internationally for its place in mid-20th-century history, but for\nhundreds of years it was most famous as the only foreign gateway into\nJapan, and as such it has <span class='nobr'>a unique<\/span> and colorful old-world international\nvibe along the twisty streets sewn over its steep hillsides. <span class='nobr'>It has particularly<\/span> strong Dutch, Portuguese, and Chinese influences.<\/p>\n\n<div class='ic'><a name=\"033095\" href='\/i\/JF4_033095.jpg'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF4_033095_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"459\"\nalt=\"Streetcar Tracks along with the hills and the international vibe, calls San Francisco to mind -- Nagasaki, Japan -- Copyright 2013 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i033095\"\ntitle=\"Streetcar Tracks along with the hills and the international vibe, calls San Francisco to mind -- Nagasaki, Japan -- Copyright 2013 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 60mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>100 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 6400 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF4_033095.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF4_033095.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Streetcar Tracks<\/span>\n<br\/>along with the hills and the international vibe, calls San Francisco to mind\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Mostly went for the food, which was often <span class='nobr'>a blend<\/span> of Japanese and some other culture's cuisine.<\/p>\n\n<div class='ic'><a name=\"033109\" href='\/i\/JF4_033109.jpg'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF4_033109_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"459\"\nalt=\"Cheesy &amp;#8220;Netherlands Pot&amp;#8221; \u304b\u307e\u3069\u756a\u5c4b\u306e\u300c\u30aa\u30e9\u30f3\u30c0\u934b\u300d -- Nagasaki, Japan -- Copyright 2013 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i033109\"\ntitle=\"Cheesy &amp;#8220;Netherlands Pot&amp;#8221; \u304b\u307e\u3069\u756a\u5c4b\u306e\u300c\u30aa\u30e9\u30f3\u30c0\u934b\u300d -- Nagasaki, Japan -- Copyright 2013 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 38mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>160 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 6400 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF4_033109.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF4_033109.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Cheesy &#8220;Netherlands Pot&#8221;<\/span>\n<br\/>\u304b\u307e\u3069\u756a\u5c4b\u306e\u300c\u30aa\u30e9\u30f3\u30c0\u934b\u300d\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Unlike Kyoto's purposefully-laid-out gridwork of streets (which is quite\nrare in Japan), Nagasaki's streets have developed organically by many\ncombined cultures over hundreds of years, branching into and around the\nmany nooks and crannies of the very hilly area.<\/p>\n\n<div class='ic'><a name=\"033111\" href='\/i\/JF4_033111.jpg'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF4_033111_sm.jpg\" width=\"466\" height=\"700\"\nalt=\"View from the Hotel -- Nagasaki, Japan -- Copyright 2013 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i033111\"\ntitle=\"View from the Hotel -- Nagasaki, Japan -- Copyright 2013 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 52mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>400 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 250 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF4_033111.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF4_033111.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>View from the Hotel<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Most areas of Japan try to have <span class='nobr'>a confection<\/span> that they're known for, so\nthat visitors buy it to bring back as <span class='nobr'>a representative<\/span> gift for family and\nco-workers. Nagasaki's is <a\nhref='http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Castella'>castella<\/a> (\u30ab\u30b9\u30c6\u30e9), <span class='nobr'>a\nsimple<\/span> spongecake.<\/p>\n\n<p>I had plenty of yummy castella on the trip, but <span class='nobr'>I somehow<\/span> neglected to venture into this &#8220;Castella Shrine&#8221;...<\/p>\n\n<div class='ic'><a name=\"033125\" href='\/i\/JF4_033125.jpg'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF4_033125_sm.jpg\" width=\"466\" height=\"700\"\nalt=\"&amp;#8220;Castella Shrine&amp;#8221; unholy offspring of shameless marketing and cultural touchstones -- Nagasaki, Japan -- Copyright 2013 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i033125\"\ntitle=\"&amp;#8220;Castella Shrine&amp;#8221; unholy offspring of shameless marketing and cultural touchstones -- Nagasaki, Japan -- Copyright 2013 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 26mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>400 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 640 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF4_033125.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF4_033125.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>&#8220;Castella Shrine&#8221;<\/span>\n<br\/>unholy offspring of shameless marketing and cultural touchstones\n<\/div>\n\n<p>I did get to meet someone famous in Japanese history...<\/p>\n\n<div class='ic'><a name=\"033191\" href='\/i\/JF4_033191.jpg'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF4_033191_sm.jpg\" width=\"491\" height=\"700\"\nalt=\"Me and Ryooma -- Nagasaki, Japan -- Copyright 2013 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i033191\"\nindexhint=\"top\"\ntitle=\"Me and Ryooma -- Nagasaki, Japan -- Copyright 2013 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 31mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>400 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/3.5, ISO 4000 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF4_033191.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF4_033191.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Me and <a href='http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sakamoto_Ryoma'>Ryooma<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The <a href='http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Glover_Garden'>Glover\nGarden<\/a> (the former home of Scottish merchant <a\nhref='http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thomas_Blake_Glover'>Thomas Glover<\/a>)\nis <span class='nobr'>a pleasant<\/span> hillside garden offering many pretty views of the area.<\/p>\n\n<div class='ic'><a name=\"033197\" href='\/i\/JF4_033197.jpg'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF4_033197_sm.jpg\" width=\"466\" height=\"700\"\nalt=\"Enjoying the View -- Nagasaki, Japan -- Copyright 2013 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i033197\"\ntitle=\"Enjoying the View -- Nagasaki, Japan -- Copyright 2013 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 26mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>400 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/3.5, ISO 500 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF4_033197.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF4_033197.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Enjoying the View<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class='ic'><a name=\"033235\" href='\/i\/JF4_033235.jpg'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF4_033235_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"459\"\nalt=\"Swarm the fish have trained humans to provide food -- Nagasaki, Japan -- Copyright 2013 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i033235\"\ntitle=\"Swarm the fish have trained humans to provide food -- Nagasaki, Japan -- Copyright 2013 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 28mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>400 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/5, ISO 900 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF4_033235.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF4_033235.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Swarm<\/span>\n<br\/>the fish have trained humans to provide food\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class='ic tight'><a name=\"033265\" href='\/i\/JF4_033265.jpg'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF4_033265_sm.jpg\" width=\"466\" height=\"700\"\nalt=\"Elevator Door -- Nagasaki, Japan -- Copyright 2013 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i033265\"\ntitle=\"Elevator Door -- Nagasaki, Japan -- Copyright 2013 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 34mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>400 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 2000 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF4_033265.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF4_033265c.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Elevator Door<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>This elevator just outside the back gate of the garden was particularly interesting, as this close-up crop from the above image shows:<\/p>\n\n<div class='ic'><a name=\"033265c\" href='\/i\/JF4_033265c.jpg'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF4_033265c_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"116\"\nalt=\"Between &amp;#8220;Up&amp;#8221; and &amp;#8220;Over&amp;#8221; -- Nagasaki, Japan -- Copyright 2013 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i033265c\"\ntitle=\"Between &amp;#8220;Up&amp;#8221; and &amp;#8220;Over&amp;#8221; -- Nagasaki, Japan -- Copyright 2013 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Between &#8220;Up&#8221; and &#8220;Over&#8221;<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class='ic'><a name=\"033269\" href='\/i\/JF4_033269.jpg'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF4_033269_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"459\"\nalt=\"Elevator Shaft -- Nagasaki, Japan -- Copyright 2013 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i033269\"\ntitle=\"Elevator Shaft -- Nagasaki, Japan -- Copyright 2013 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 24mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>400 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/11, ISO 6400 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF4_033269.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF4_033269.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Elevator Shaft<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class='ic'><a name=\"033416\" href='\/i\/JF4_033416.jpg'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF4_033416_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"459\"\nalt=\"View From an Opposing Hill -- Nagasaki, Japan -- Copyright 2013 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i033416\"\ntitle=\"View From an Opposing Hill -- Nagasaki, Japan -- Copyright 2013 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 58mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>1250 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 100 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF4_033416.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF4_033416.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>View From an Opposing Hill<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class='ic'><a name=\"033423\" href='\/i\/JF4_033423.jpg'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF4_033423_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"453\"\nalt=\"Same View as Above from 149 years ago -- Nagasaki, Japan -- Copyright 2013 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i033423\"\ntitle=\"Same View as Above from 149 years ago -- Nagasaki, Japan -- Copyright 2013 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 26mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>400 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 140 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF4_033423.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF4_033423.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Same View as Above<\/span>\n<br\/>from 149 years ago\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class='ic'><a name=\"033332\" href='\/i\/JF4_033332.jpg'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF4_033332_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"459\"\nalt=\"Sculpture Detail outside a restaurant with heavy Chinese influences -- Nagasaki, Japan -- Copyright 2013 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i033332\"\ntitle=\"Sculpture Detail outside a restaurant with heavy Chinese influences -- Nagasaki, Japan -- Copyright 2013 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 70mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>250 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 6400 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF4_033332.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF4_033332.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Sculpture Detail<\/span>\n<br\/>outside a restaurant with heavy Chinese influences\n<\/div>\n\n<div class='ic tight'><a name=\"033355\" href='\/i\/JF4_033355.jpg'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF4_033355_sm.jpg\" width=\"466\" height=\"700\"\nalt=\"My Omelet -- Nagasaki, Japan -- Copyright 2013 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i033355\"\ntitle=\"My Omelet -- Nagasaki, Japan -- Copyright 2013 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 42mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>400 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 1600 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF4_033355.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF4_033355.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>My Omelet<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Fumie found an amazing flight+hotel deal for our trip. Adding an extra\nnight at the hotel cost just $30 per-person, but that includes an\namazing breakfast buffet that by itself goes for <span class='nobr'>a well<\/span>-worth-it $23. <span class='nobr'>The trip was<\/span> an excellent value.<\/p>\n\n<div class='ic'><a name=\"033454\" href='\/i\/JF4_033454.jpg'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF4_033454_sm.jpg\" width=\"611\" height=\"700\"\nalt=\"ANA Crowne Plaza Gloverhill our hotel, next to the aforementioned Glover Garden -- Nagasaki, Japan -- Copyright 2013 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i033454\"\ntitle=\"ANA Crowne Plaza Gloverhill our hotel, next to the aforementioned Glover Garden -- Nagasaki, Japan -- Copyright 2013 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 28mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>640 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 100 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF4_033454.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF4_033454.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>ANA Crowne Plaza Gloverhill<\/span>\n<br\/>our hotel, next to the aforementioned Glover Garden\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class='ic'><a name=\"033378\" href='\/i\/JF4_033378.jpg'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF4_033378_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"459\"\nalt=\"Merge -- Nagasaki, Japan -- Copyright 2013 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i033378\"\ntitle=\"Merge -- Nagasaki, Japan -- Copyright 2013 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 55mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>400 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 100 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF4_033378.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF4_033378.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Merge<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class='ic'><a name=\"033395\" href='\/i\/JF4_033395.jpg'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF4_033395_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"459\"\nalt=\"Chinese Influence -- Nagasaki, Japan -- Copyright 2013 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i033395\"\ntitle=\"Chinese Influence -- Nagasaki, Japan -- Copyright 2013 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 55mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>400 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 640 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF4_033395.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF4_033395.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Chinese Influence<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class='ic'><a name=\"033417\" href='\/i\/JF4_033417.jpg'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF4_033417_sm.jpg\" width=\"466\" height=\"700\"\nalt=\"Typical Path narrow, winding, steep -- Nagasaki, Japan -- Copyright 2013 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i033417\"\ntitle=\"Typical Path narrow, winding, steep -- Nagasaki, Japan -- Copyright 2013 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 66mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>400 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/8, ISO 800 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF4_033417.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF4_033417.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Typical Path<\/span>\n<br\/>narrow, winding, steep\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We spent a rainy weekend in Nagasaki (\u9577\u5d0e). Nagasaki, Japan is most famous internationally for its place in mid-20th-century history, but for hundreds of years it was most famous as the only foreign gateway into Japan, and as such it has a unique and colorful old-world international vibe along the twisty streets sewn over its steep hillsides. It has particularly strong Dutch, Portuguese, and Chinese influences.<\/p> <p>Mostly went for the food, which was often a blend of Japanese and some other culture's cuisine.<\/p> <p>Unlike Kyoto's purposefully-laid-out gridwork of streets (which is quite rare in Japan), Nagasaki's streets have developed organically [...]","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2265"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2265"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2265\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}