For our last full day in Kyushu, we continued from where we left off in Nagasaki. We spent most of the morning exploring the grounds at Glover Garden. We took the tram over and entered the garden via the ropeway entrance. It was really high up, so we could see the Nagasaki harbour below.

Glover Garden itself was really beautiful. It used to be the residence of a prominent merchant from Scotland and is now the oldest surviving Western style house in Japan. There is a lot of history rested in the buildings. From the Madame Butterfly opera to the house being used as a meeting place for rebel samurai, there was a mix of both Western and Japanese influences.

One of the things I really liked about Glover Garden was being able to dress up in period clothing. For 500 yen you can rent a costume and walk around the garden for half an hour. I ended up in a really ridiculous dress with too many bow ties, but it was such a fun experience. Plus the weather was so warm that it was really comfortable strolling around in our dresses. One really nice older gentlemen kept calling me Ojousama and insisted on helping me take a photo to commemorate the event. =)

Just before we left the garden I grabbed a quick snack – kakuni manjuu. The pork bun is another popular food in Nagasaki. I wish I could have eaten more of it, but it’s super fattening. LOL. I was very happy with just one.

As we headed back to the tram station, we passed by the shopping streets in the area. We saw the famous Oura Church and the old HSBC Nagasaki Branch Museum (which was covered as it was undergoing renovations).

Since we were heading back towards Fukuoka in the afternoon, we grabbed lunch inside the food court at Nagasaki Station. To my utter astonishment, I managed to order dan dan men at a Mister Donut shop!!! I had no idea donut shops in Japan sell noodles! After some last minute shopping at the gift shops in Nagasaki, we took the train back towards Fukuoka.

Later at night we finally had time to do some intense shopping in Tenjin. We hit the underground shopping streets first, then went above ground to shop in Loft and some of the department stores. For dinner we went to an izakaya called Gonpachi. It seemed like we were the only diners at the restaurant at first. I was a little worried, but the food was good as always.

Before we called it a night, we went once more to Big Echo to get our last karaoke fill. Then it was back to the hotel to pack as we were flying the next day. Overall Nagasaki was probably my favourite spot in our Kyushu trip. I’m glad we ended our week in Kyushu with it and it’s definitely a spot I’d recommend anyone to visit!