Nagasaki Chinatown
Nagasaki,Chinatown
Nagasaki,Chinatown,Japanese:,長崎新地中華街,,Simplified,Chinese:,长崎新地中华街,is,an,area,located,in,Nagasaki,,Nagasaki,,Japan
Today,this,area,is,a,shopping,strip,covering,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,government,allowed,only,Nagasaki,to,stay,open,to,the,rest,of,the,world,,but,closed,off,the,rest,of,Japan,to,prevent,Western,influences,and,the,spread,of,Christianity
Strict,rules,were,placed,on,these,Chinese,traders,,forcing,them,to,stay,in,this,Chinatown,,and,preventing,them,from,going,outside,the,town,at,night,Any,one,found,outside,of,the,town,at,certain,times,were,arrested,by,the,local,guard
See,also
Chinatowns,in,Asia
Yokohama,Chinatown
Kobe,Chinatown
Chinese,in,Japan
China
Koreatown,in,Japan
Hong,Kong
External,links
Official,site,of,Nagasaki,Shinchi,Chinatown,Japanese
Nagasaki,Lantern,Festival,Japanese
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Chinatowns
Africa
Mauritius
Port,Louis
Souhiroshima,chinatown,,nagasaki,chinatown,lantern,festival,,nagasaki,chinatown,map,,nagasaki,chinatown,history,Nagasaki,Chinatown
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