The Nagasaki Kunchi is the festival of Suwa Shrine, held annually in Nagasaki on October 7-9.
The Nagasaki Kunchi has been celebrated for more than 370 years and
incorporates different aspects of Chinese and Dutch cultures, which have
played a...
The Ages Festival
The festival highlight are dance and show performances by groups representing Nagasaki's
various city districts. Each district (odori-cho), participates only
once every seven years, so this festival remains fresh to even the
regular viewer.
About...
Dance Performances
Performances are held at four main venues with paid seating and/or
standing areas in the morning and evening of October 7th and in the
mornings of October 8th and 9th. The four main stages are Suwa Shrine,
Otabisho, Yasaka Shrine, and Kokaido....
Come And Join With Us
Performances are also staged at a few other locations across the
city, for which no tickets are available. Among them is the plaza of
Nagasaki Station, where most groups have scheduled appearances on
October 7th. Get there in advance to reserve...
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