Nagasaki City Archives

Apr 24, 2019 Local News

Nagasaki University to Avoid Hiring Smokers

Nagasaki University announced a new policy to hire non-smokers in the future. University President Shigeru Kono said at a press conference on Apr. 19 that the new policy is stated ...

Mar 25, 2019 Event

2019 Nagasaki Tall Ships Festival

This festival was first held in 2000 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Japan-Netherlands relations. Top tall ships from Japan and abroad gather in Nagasaki for this five-...

Festival

Jan 24, 2019 Event

Nagasaki Lantern Festival

Nagasaki celebrates its historical ties with China with 15,000 lanterns arranged in displays across the city, including lanterns in the shape of Chinese historical figures, zodiac ...

Festival

Dec 19, 2018 Local News

Plans to Open Nagasaki Airport 24 Hours a Day

Plans to open Nagasaki Airport for 24 hours a day by 2020 were presented to the prefectural assembly. The aim is to increase the number of people using the facility and tourists vi...

Sep 25, 2018 Event

Nagasaki Kunchi

The history of Nagasaki Kunchi stems back to the Edo period. Held every Autumn, the three-day festival began when two performers dedicated a new dance to Suwa Shrine in 1634. The i...

Festival

Sep 21, 2018 Event

Nagasaki Chinatown Mid-Autumn Festival

Approximately 1,000 lanterns will light up Nagasaki's Chinatown area to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, one of China's biggest annual events. This is also the time when the otsu...