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10/07/2009 - 10/09/2009Nagasaki Kunchi
Nagasaki,
Japan
Taking place at the Suwa Shinto Shrine in Nagasaki, the annual Kunchi Festival is one of Japan's biggest festivals of the year. It is an incredibly colourful and flamboyant festival that dates back several hundred years to 1634. It is thought that it was originally held as an alternative to the Christian festivals that were common to this area during this period. Today, the festival is an incredible spectacle which see hundreds of participants take to the streets around the shrine where they perform traditional dance, ceremonies and drumming performances. This is a colourful event that always attracts thousands of tourists.
Themes:
Kids' Stuff
, Religion
, History
, Dance
, Music
Hours: From 0700 at Suwa Shrine.
Cost: Free except for grandstands.
Where: Suwa Shrine
City Centre
Nagasaki, Japan
Getting there:
Note that the Kunchi parade goes through the city and stops for performances at three venues: Suwa Shrine, Kokaido (the city auditorium) and Ohato (on the seafront).
Contact Information:
Nagasaki Tourist Office
Tourism Division, Regional Promotion Department
Nagasaki Prefectural Government
2nd floor Kotsu-Sangyo Building
3-1 Daikoku-machi
Nagasaki
850-0057
Japan
Telephone: +81 (0)95 822 9690
Email: naisnet@pref.nagasaki.lg.jp
Website: www.pref.nagasaki.jp/naisnet/en/index.html
