Hirado

Hirado Island is the 4th biggest island within the Nagasaki prefecture. Its coasts are washed by using East China Sea. The whole island and the part of the close by Kyushu mainland is administered as a part of Hirado town. The island's highest height is Mount Yasumandake. The Saikai National Park include 24% of the island’s general region. The Hirado Island port was the primary departure point for the Japanese missions to Sui China and Japanese missions to Tang China in seventh-ninth centuries. 16 October 1274, the Hirado Island became invaded by the detachment of the Mongol army because the a part of Mongol invasions of Japan.

During the 2nd invasion of 1281, the island changed into an crucial rear base for the Mongols until been abandoned after the invasion failed. Since Muromachi length in 14th century, the island had turn out to be the hub for the Wokou pirates. In the improvement of the Nanban change with Europe, the Portuguese exchange station became operational at the island in 1550-1561 period. In 1584, the Spanish, British and Dutch buyers began traveling the island another time. The Hirado Domain become mounted and Hirado Castle constructed under management of the Matsuura extended family in 1599. The castle was razed in 1613 and re-built in 1704.