Nagasaki Lantern Festival 2013
Nagasaki Lantern Festival 2013 © JKT-c, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Nagasaki Lantern Festival長崎ランタンフェスティバル

The Nagasaki Lantern Festival is a winter event in the city that celebrates the Chinese New Year. It is the largest lantern festival in Japan, featuring over 15,000 colorful lanterns and art objects displayed throughout the city, including in Chinatown and various parks and arcades. The festival also includes Chinese circus performances, dragon dances, mask-changers, and lion dances at various locations around the city.

Highlights

  • Chinese New Year performances including dragon dances

  • Parades

  • Festive decorations

Venue

  • Nagasaki Shinchi Chinatown ⎯ 長崎新地中華街

    Address

    10-13 Shinchimachi, Nagasaki, 850-0842

    Getting There

    • 3 minutes walk from Shinchi Chinatown Station (新地中華街駅)
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