The NagaZasshi is a writer’s digest available in Nagasaki prefecture, Japan.
It contains articles about locations and events focused around Nagasaki prefecture, but also including areas all over Japan and the entire world. You can read book, movie, and restaurant reviews and enjoy editorial pieces about various topics.
The NagaZasshi brings together the knowledge and opinions of people all around the prefecture. We hope it provides you an enjoyable and informative reading experience.
Latest from the Blog
NagaZasshi Profile on Dejima Network!
We’re used to covering all different kinds of topics in the NagaZasshi – but we’re not so used to becoming the topic ourselves! However, that’s what we became in a recent Dejima Network article. Here, have a look for yourself!
The NagaZasshi editing team was profiled, and editor-in-chief Kim Durinick was interviewed about the behind-the-scenes work needed to make it all tick. Give it a read and go check out the Dejima Network – the international arm of the prefectural… Continue reading »
A New NagaZasshi project – The Nagasaki Calendar! Photo submissions wanted!
Greetings all! We’re happy to announce a new project from the NagaZasshi team: A NagaZasshi Nagasaki Calendar!
Many of us involved with the NagaZasshi as readers or editors are involved with the JET Programme, and a long-time tradition — the annual JET Calendar, showcasing the best photographs from JETs around Japan — has not continued for 2012. Seeing as there’s now a calendar-shaped gap in our lives, we’ve decided to do something about that and commission our own Nagasaki NagaZasshi… Continue reading »
Catching up – issues 4.3 and 4.4 out now!
Hisashiburi, NagaZasshi faithful! Hope you’re surviving the chilly Nagasaki winter. Nothing better than huddling under the kotatsu with some nabe and something to read!
And that’s where we come in. Here’s links to the online copies of our two most recent issues: Volume 4 issue 3 from November, and fresh off the presses, volume 4 issue 4! Issue 3 has a feature on volunteering in Tohoku, a guide to traveling in many popular southeast Asian countries, and an investigation into… Continue reading »
Tanada Festival Date Correction
In the most recent issue of the Nagazasshi — Sept./Oct. 2011, Volume 4 issue 2 — there was a small error in listing the date and location of the Tanada Festival.
Fortunately, there’s still time to see the festival — the real date and location is October 30th in Kawatana. Apologies for the inconvenience!
O’hana Cafe Eighth Anniversary Party
A longtime supporter of the magazine, O’hana Cafe, will celebrate its eighth anniversary next weekend.
The event on Sept. 16 in Hamanomachi, Nagasaki City, features a special live performance by the Kentarow Band. Doors open at 8 p.m. and admission is 2000 yen, which includes one drink.
For more information, visit the O’hana Cafe’s anniversary party Facebook page. You can also check some videos of the Kentarow Band on the cafe’s blog.
We hope to see you there!