
Huis Ten Bosch Tulip Festival 2023
There's a little Netherlands in Nagasaki and in spring it transforms itself into a tulip paradise.
There's a little Netherlands in Nagasaki and in spring it transforms itself into a tulip paradise.
The Nagasaki Tall Ship Festival takes place in April each year in the spectacular backdrop of Nagasaki Harbor. Typically the event features a number of square rigged tall ships with their …
As a port, Kuchinotsu began to flourish upon the arrival of the European traders. The town owes much to the sea so each year a Marine Festival is held. The festival is now a one-day event with …
A summer festival with a variety of entertainment as well as fireworks on successive nights – all next to one of Japan’s most picturesque harbors. The first night sees 7,000 fireworks …
Nagasaki becomes Kyushu’s party capital in early August, with the Sasebo Seaside Festival. The Festival’s main draw is the island’s largest firework display in the evening on …
Kyoryuchi is the shortened name for the Nagasaki Foreign Settlement in Oura – an area that dates from the late 1850s, when “treaty settlements” near a number of port cities in …
As the “ichi” in the name suggests, this fireworks festival is touted as the best in the whole of Kyushu. Given the large number of festivals, this is a bold claim. On length alone …
This vibrant celebration of Nagasaki’s multicultural history is the event in the area’s autumn calendar. Dating back nearly 400 years, the Kunchi Festival is three days long and draws …
Christmas really does come early in Nagasaki. Even if only 2% of Japanese are Christians, they do the season so well that this is really worth checking out. As soon as Halloween ends, the whole …
Nagasaki is a city so soaked in the history of Japan and the West that you can hardly turn a corner without stepping into a significant space. The Glover Garden is one such place. In 1863, Thomas …
Huis Ten Bosch sure knows how to conduct a party, and the theme park especially shines (literally) when it comes to their New Year Countdown. There will be more than 8,000 fireworks shot into the …
The Nagasaki Lantern Festival will be held for the first time in three years! Featuring more than 15,000 lanterns, the festival originally started as a simple Chinese New Year celebration. In …
The big grass square at the 99 Islands Pearl Sea Resort in Sasebo plays host to a festival of oysters on weekends and public holidays throughout February (and on the first Sunday of March this …