{"id":167761,"date":"2024-12-12T16:40:43","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T07:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=event&#038;p=167761&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2024-12-12T16:41:18","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T07:41:18","slug":"nagasaki-lantern-festival-2025","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/event\/nagasaki-lantern-festival-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Nagasaki Lantern Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Nagasaki Lantern Festival is a dazzling celebration of the Lunar New Year, attracting around one million visitors to the city center, illuminated by approximately 15,000 vibrant Chinese lanterns. Spanning 15 days from Lunar New Year\u2019s Day, the festival takes place across eight locations, including Nagasaki Shinchi Chinatown, Minato Park, Chuo Park, and Kankodori Arcade. Highlights include lively street events such as the Dragon Dance and Emperor\u2019s Parade. This richly atmospheric festival offers a chance to see, taste, and experience Chinese culture. It\u2019s also convenient for a day trip from Fukuoka. Check the official website for venue details and schedules before your visit.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_167762\" style=\"width: 1410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-167762\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fn_nagasaki-lantern-festival_2025_cl-001.jpeg?resize=1400%2C930&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Nagasaki Lantern Festival, \u9577\u5d0e\u30e9\u30f3\u30bf\u30f3\u30d5\u30a7\u30b9\u30c6\u30a3\u30d0\u30eb\" width=\"1400\" height=\"930\" class=\"size-full wp-image-167762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fn_nagasaki-lantern-festival_2025_cl-001.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fn_nagasaki-lantern-festival_2025_cl-001.jpeg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fn_nagasaki-lantern-festival_2025_cl-001.jpeg?resize=1024%2C680&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fn_nagasaki-lantern-festival_2025_cl-001.jpeg?resize=768%2C510&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-167762\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 NPTA<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u2022 1\/29 (Wed.) ~ 2\/12 (Wed.)<br \/>\n\u2022 Lantern lighting hours: 17:00~22:00 (lights out at 21:00 on the last day)<br \/>\n\u2022 Free entry (some paid facilities)<br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/kF9DzdYqsdRPSgeM7\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Central Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture <\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.at-nagasaki.jp\/lantern-festival\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.at-nagasaki.jp\/lantern-festival<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_167763\" style=\"width: 1410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-167763\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fn_nagasaki-lantern-festival_2025_cl-002.jpeg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Nagasaki Lantern Festival, \u9577\u5d0e\u30e9\u30f3\u30bf\u30f3\u30d5\u30a7\u30b9\u30c6\u30a3\u30d0\u30eb\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" class=\"size-full wp-image-167763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fn_nagasaki-lantern-festival_2025_cl-002.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fn_nagasaki-lantern-festival_2025_cl-002.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fn_nagasaki-lantern-festival_2025_cl-002.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fn_nagasaki-lantern-festival_2025_cl-002.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-167763\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 NPTA<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nagasaki Lantern Festival is a dazzling celebration of the Lunar New Year, attracting around one million visitors to the city center&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":167762,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-167761","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-nagasaki-city","event-type-festival","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/167761","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=167761"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/167762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=167761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=167761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}