Held Oct. 7-9 each year, Kunchi is as much a celebration of Nagasaki’s cosmopolitan history as it is a traditional Japanese festival.
Among the mikoshi (portable shrines) paraded through the city there are also Chinese lion dancers and floats representing Dutch and Portuguese ships. The performances take place at a handful of downtown sites but, for three days, the festival takes over the city.
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