welocome to nagasaki

There are fewer flatlands than hills in Nagasaki Prefecture. The surrounding coastline　is complicated by peninsulas, promontories, bays and coves. The total length of the coastline in Nagasaki Prefecture is 4,175 km, which is the longest among the prefectures in Japan.
Having many bays and coves, Nagasaki is blessed with bountiful nature and beautiful scenery. There are two national parks, two quasi-national parks and six prefectural natural parks.
There are many 588 isles in the prefecture. The sea area under the control of the prefectural government is about 25 times the land area, as large as the Kyushu region. Because of the wide land area, three regions, based on weather, can be found in the prefecture. The regions are Iki and Tsushima, Nagasaki City and Gotoh, and Unzen and the mountainous regions.
The marine climate is warm and rainy except for the mountainous regions.The average annual temperature is 16.6°C which is high as the climate is influenced by the warm current off the seacoast. The prefecture also has a narrow temperature range.The average annual rainfall is 2000mm, making Nagasaki one of the prefectures with the highest rainfall in Japan.