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Yokohama chinatown chinese new year chinese new year red monster

yokohama chinatown chinese new year chinese new year red monster

The Lantern event, that celebrates the “Spring Festival” better known as the Chinese New Year, has as its theme for this year the Chinese saying "NenNen-Yuyo: for a prosperous life" and is represented by a magnificent display of lights in red colors. 150 paper lanterns give form to the main attraction, a great dragon that rises in the Chinatown Main Street, and another small and cute The "Yokohama Chinatown Chinese New Year" is a seasonal winter tourist event in Yokohama that began in 1987. This year, the event will be held for 2025 days from January 1 to February 29, 2, and will feature a spectacular countdown with lion dances, Chinese New Year entertainment performances (stage) such as dance and acrobatics, a Chinese New This year's Shunsetsu Touka has the theme of "Little Dragon's Joy" and will decorate the entire city with gorgeous illuminations. The main dragon lantern, one of the largest in Japan, is displayed on Chinatown Boulevard, and cute, smaller dragons fly in the night sky over Chinatown on Shanghai Road. In China, the New Year according to the lunar calendar is called "Shunsetsu" and it is customary to celebrate it with great pomp. Yokohama Chinatown has been holding the Shunsetsu since 1986 so that people can enjoy the holiday in the same way as they do in China, and this year marks the 39th anniversary. Today we will be adventuring to Yokohama to explore Chinatown in 2025 the year of the Wood Snake!Chinese New Year actually kicks off January 29th, so we want January 28: There will be a countdown event (incl. a lion dance) at midnight to usher in the Lunar New Year. January 29 (around 4 p.m.): On Lunar New Year’s Day, there will be the Chinatown Lion Dance where five lions will perform dances all around Chinatown to the tune of firecrackers and drums. February 1 to 2 (from 1 p.m.): If you want to celebrate the year of the snake in Japan, there are few better places to visit than Yokohama Chinatown, which has observed Chinese Spring Festival traditions since 1986. History of Chinatown. After Japan re-opened its borders to the world, in the 1850s, many Chinese traders settled in the port city of Yokohama. Almost a century later, in 1955, part of Yokohama was officially renamed Yokohama Chukagai: Yokohama Chinatown. It is now the largest of Japan’s Chinese communities. What happens? A large number of Chinese stores and restaurants can be found in the narrow and colorful streets of Chinatown. Various events and festivals such as Chinese New Year around the beginning of February are also held at Chinatown. Yokohama Chinatown quickly developed, after the port of Yokohama had been one of the first Japanese ports to be opened Yokohama Chinatown is renowned for its large-scale Chinese New Year Festival held annually between late January and mid-February. The streets of Chinatown are transformed with lanterns and other colorful decorations like Chinese dragons. Chinese New Year is known as the Spring Festival in China, and the celebrations in Yokohama are the biggest in Japan. The two-week festival kicks off with a countdown party the night before, followed by a Lion Dance and traditional performances in Yamashita-cho Park (the small park in Chinatown; not the waterfront Yamashita Park). Join us as we explore the Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year, a celebration deeply rooted in Chinese and other Asian cultures. We'll highlight this festive occasion with photos from GTN staff, focusing on the vibrant 2024 Spring Festival Illumination in Yokohama Chinatown. Plus, we'll provide easy-to-follow directions to reach Yokohama Chinatown by train, whether you're coming from Chinatown Countdown. Two spots in Yokohama’s Chinatown will also be hosting countdowns — Kuan Ti Miao Temple and Mazu Temple from 11:30 p.m. Prepare for all the fixings of a Chinese festival, including lanterns and lion dances. Organizers may cancel events, alter schedules, or change admission requirements without notice. Chinese New Year is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays, and what better place to spend it in Japan than Yokohama Chinatown? Yokohama's Chinese Yokohama Chinatown. Today was the first day of the Chinese New Year (旧正月, Kyūshoūgatsu), a big affair that marks the beginning of the lunar calendar and is celebrated with a two week long festival. The dates vary from year to year since they are based on the lunar calendar, but usually occur between late January and late February. Spring Festival, a Chinese festival celebrating the Lunar New Year, is the biggest event in Yokohama Chinatown that began in 1986, and has become a winter tradition in Yokohama, attracting more than 1 million people every year. The 2023 Chinese New Year will be held on Saturday, February 10, 2024, the day the new year begins! The Lantern Festival is held on the final day of the Chinese Spring Festival, taking place in Yokohama’s Chukagai Chinatown at the Ma Zhu Miao, Shrine to the Goddess of the Sea, known as Masobyo in Japanese. 横浜中華街は2024年春節を2月10日から24日まで開催！中国の旧正月「春節」を祝う横浜中華街最大のイベントで、獅子舞や龍舞、パレードなどにて盛り上がる雰囲気を楽しめます。春節カウントダウンをはじめ、採青（つぁいちん）や祝舞遊行（パレード）、2024年は4回実施の春節娯楽表演など各 Join us on a virtual walking tour through Yokohama Chinatown during the festive Chinese New Year celebration in 2024! Experience the sights and sounds of thi #yokohama #japan #japantravel #chinatown #lunarnewyear Yokohama Chinatown (横浜中華街, Yokohama chūkagai, Chinese: 橫濱中華街) is located in Yokohama, Japan, which is

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