Hotarujaya and Ichinose-bashi Bridge

一の瀬橋と蛍茶屋｡このあたりを一の瀬といい､蛍の名所で｢市瀬晴嵐｣として崎陽八景に数えられている｡蛍茶屋は長崎を訪問する旅人が市街地に入る入口であり､長崎を発つ人々が別れを惜しんだ場所でもある｡橋は承応2年(1653)､唐通詞の陳道隆が私財を投じて架設した｡これまで崩落の記録はない｡Ichinose bridge and Hotarujaya. This area, called Ichinose, was famous for its fireflies ("hotaru") and was counted among the eight best scenes of Nagasaki. Hotarujaya (teahouse) was situated at the entrance to Nagasaki and served as a place to bid farewell to travellers leaving the city. Ichinose Bridge was built through private funding by the Chinese interpreter Chen Dao-Long. There is no record of this bridge ever collapsing