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Goto City
Nagasaki Prefecture · City
Official websiteNagasaki Prefecture page
Goto City consists of islands in the southwestern Goto Islands, such as Fukue, Hisaka, and Naru. Churches such as Egami Church and the Former Gorin Church, which tell the history of the Hidden Christians (who kept their faith in secret), are World Heritage sites. The ruins of Ishida Castle, seat of the Goto Domain, also remain.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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IslandHisaka Islandisland in Nagasaki, Japan
IslandFukue Islandisland in Gotō Islands, Nagasaki, Japan
World Heritage SiteEgami ChurchCatholic church in Gotō, Nagasaki, Japan
World Heritage SiteFormer Gorin Churchchurch in Gotō, Nagasaki, Japan
IslandNaru Islandisland in Gotō Islands, Nagasaki, Japan
CastleIshida Castlecastle ruins in Nagasaki, Japan
LighthouseMeshima Lighthouselighthouse in Japan- LighthouseOsezaki Lighthouselighthouse in Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Kentoshi Furusatokanroadside station in Goto, Nagasaki prefecture, Japan
Chosen automatically, most popular first, from landmarks and cultural properties registered in Wikidata (we have not checked whether each is open). Names and descriptions: Wikidata (CC0); photos: Wikimedia Commons (photographer and license under each photo).
National parks in this city
Chosen by overlaying the park boundaries (Ministry of the Environment, Biodiversity Center of Japan, "National Park Areas" GIS data, updated April 28, 2025, combined and simplified by NIPPON ATLAS) with municipal boundaries (National Land Numerical Information, January 2021), keeping overlaps of about 0.5 km² or more (approximate). Areas are the land areas from the Ministry of the Environment, "Overview of National Parks" (April 10, 2026). All national parks
Other municipalities in Nagasaki Prefecture
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