A cheapo's guide to Japan
Featuring more than 15,000 lanterns, the festival originally started as a more simple Chinese New Year celebration. In …
Nagasaki is a city so soaked in the history of Japan and the West that you can hardly turn a corner without stepping …
The big grass square at the 99 Islands Pearl Sea Resort in Sasebo plays host to a festival of oysters on weekends and …
The Nagasaki Tall Ship Festival takes place towards the end of April each year in the spectacular backdrop of Nagasaki …
As a port, Kuchinotsu began to flourish upon the arrival of the European traders. The town owes much to the sea so each …
A summer festival with a variety of entertainment as well as fireworks on successive nights – all next to one of …
Nagasaki becomes Kyushu’s party capital in early August, with the Sasebo Seaside Festival. The Festival’s …
The annual holiday of Obon runs until the night of Shoro Nagashi. During this time, the spirits of the dead come back to …
Kyoryuchi is the shortened name for the Nagasaki Foreign Settlement in Oura – an area that dates from the late …
As the “ichi” in the name suggests, this fireworks festival is touted as the best in the whole of Kyushu. …
This vibrant celebration of Nagasaki’s multicultural history is the event in the area’s autumn calendar. …
Christmas really does come early in Nagasaki—and, even if only 2% of Japanese are Christians, they do the season so well …
