What do you think this is?
And who did this?



He, is the person who made this mark with his knife,
and his name is, Ryoma Sakamoto !

So now you see how treasurable it is.



This pillar is preserved and chereshed in Kagetsu, the most well-known and traditional Japanese Ryotei in Nagasaki, and is, historic site.

Ryotei is a Japanese style restaurant, sometimes with entertainments by Geisha, mostly traditional, and is the place for upper-class people’ business talk.


Now, I ‘d like to mention what is special about Nagasaki, since it’s deeply related here.

When Kagetsu opened in 1641, Japan was under the National Isolation Policy(1639-1854).
During that period, Nagasaki was the only port town, which kept (and dominated) trading with China and Holland.

Which means, Nagasaki enjoyed exceptional prosperity, and Nagasaki Geisha had the best Kimono, which you can see from some pictures in Kagetsu.




Ryoma Sakamoto was actually one of the frequent visitors of Kagetsu.

Dragon room (Ryoma’s `Ryo’ means Dragon) is the main room in Kagetsu.
It has beautiful view of the garden, especially in May, the season of azeria flowers.
It is designed in the way customers can enjoy the best view with sitting pose.




Other rooms are;



The only western room, with the design influenced by China.




Japanese room, very calming.


Also I should mention that King of Belgium, Norway, Sweden visited Kagetsu.

So, if you would like to spend luxurious time in Nagasaki, feeling history, Kagetsu is the best place to visit for lunch or dinner.
It’s close to the central town of Nagasaki (Oura Cathedral, Glover Garden, Peace Park, Ground Zero, museums…).

In case you need an escort, please contact me.