Nagasaki Chinatown

Chinese name

長崎新地中華街

长崎新地中华街

Transcriptions
Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Chángqí Xīndì Zhōnghuájiē
Wade–Giles	Chang²chi'i² Hsin¹ti⁴ Chung¹hua²chieh¹
IPA	[ʈʂʰɑ̌ŋtɕʰǐ ɕíntî ʈʂʊ́ŋxwǎtɕjɛ́]
Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Cheung4kei1 San1dei6 Jung1wa4gaai1

Japanese name

Kanji

長崎新地中華街

Hiragana

ながさきしんちちゅうかがい

Transcriptions
Revised Hepburn	Nagasaki Shinchi Chūkagai

Lantern Festival 2005

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. 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 government only allowed 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 live in China Town, 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.