Nagasaki Chinatown is located in Nagasaki, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. This area today is a big shopping strip that covers many blocks.

History

The town was home for many Chinese sailors and traders who trade goods with the Japanese from the 15th to 19th centuries. The Chinese Traders came to Nagasaki because it was the only "open port" to visit Japan at this time. The Tokugawa

Tokugawa

Tokugawa may refer to:*Tokugawa clan, a powerful family of Japan**Tokugawa Ieyasu, the most notable member of the Tokugawa clan and founder of its shogunate*Tokugawa shogunate, a feudal regime of Japan...

 government only allow Nagasaki to stay open and closed off Japan to the rest of world from western foreign powers and spread of Christianity

Christianity

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. Strict rules were placed on these Chinese to never be outside their town at night and not allow to live outside of the town. Any one found outside of the town at certain times were arrested by the local guard.

See also

• Chinatowns in Asia
  Chinatowns in Asia
  Chinatowns in Asia are widespread with a large concentration of overseas Chinese in East Asia and Southeast Asia and ethnic Chinese whose ancestors came from southern China - particularly the provinces of Guangdong, Fujian, and Hainan - and settled in countries such as Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia,...
  
  
  • Yokohama Chinatown
    Yokohama Chinatown
    Yokohama Chinatown is located in Yokohama, Japan, which is located just south of Tokyo. Its history is about 150 years long...
    
    
  • Kobe Chinatown
    Kobe Chinatown
    Kobe Chinatown is located in Kobe, Japan. One of only 3 designated Chinatowns in Japan, Nankinmachi is situated south of Motomachi station adjacent to the elegant Daimaru Department Store. This small, yet lively enclave is home to not only one of the few remaining Chinese communities in the...
    
    
• Chinese in Japan
• China
  China
  Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
  
  
• Koreatown in Japan
• Hong Kong
  Hong Kong
  Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
  
  

External links

• Official site of Nagasaki Shinchi Chinatown (Japanese)
• Nagasaki Lantern Festival (Japanese)