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Hirado, situated in the northwest of Nagasaki Prefecture, is Japan's westernmost tip of land with the exception of the outlying islands. Serving as a port of call for Japanese envoys to China during the Tang Dynasty, the Port of Hirado is a major hub of traffic for a long time. The first Portuguese ship arrived in 1550, and Dutch trading houses were built in 1609 and British ones in 1613. Although international trade was later suspended under Japan's isolationist foreign policy, Hirado continued to flourish as a castle town. Buildings and sites of historic interest remain to this day, in addition to a diverse natural environment including sandy beaches and rock formations.

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