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Thursday, September 15, 2011

Japan festival- Nagasaki Kunchi

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 role in the city's history. The festival's name is believed to come from ku-nichi ("9th day"), the ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar.


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 five to seven groups perform each year, presenting

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