Nagasaki celebrates its historical ties with China with 15,000 lanterns used in displays throughout the city; including lanterns shaped like Chinese historical figures, astrological symbols and more. Parades, acrobats, lion dancers and festival food too. Just a day trip from Fukuoka and runs for two full weeks.
• 2/8 (Mon.) ~ 2/22 (Mon.)
• 17:00~22:00 (Light-up ceremony on 2/8: 17:30~18:00)
• Free
• Nagasaki City, Nagasaki
• 095-436-8007
• http://www.nagasaki-lantern.com
Originally published in Fukuoka Now Magazine (fn206, Feb. 2016)
