Traditional Chinese 長崎新地中華街 Phone +81 95-822-6540 | Simplified Chinese 长崎新地中华街 | |
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Hanyu Pinyin Wade–Giles Changchi'i Hsinti Chunghuachieh IPA [ʈʂʰǎŋtɕʰǐ ɕíntî ʈʂʊ́ŋxwǎtɕjé] Yale Romanization Cheung4kei1 San1dei6 Jung1wa4gaai1 Address Japan, 〒850-0842 Nagasaki Prefecture, Nagasaki, 新地町１０−１３ Similar Megane Bridge, Glover Garden, Dejima, Ōura Church, Mount Inasa | ||
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.