Nagasaki Kunchi
kunchi くんち also nagasaki kunchi 長崎くんち nagasaki okunchi 長崎おくんち famous festival held nagasaki japan october – presentation festival vividly reflect nagasaki colourful history spill three festival site street create atmosphere celebration throughout city event began celebration autumn harvest late th century became shrine festival suwa shrine founded name kunchi derived word kunichi 九日 ninth day ninth lunar month year festival originally began seventh day month lasted ninth day maintained today okunchis start date october end date october according local explanation another purpose check hidden christian ban christianity still evident today custom garden showing 庭見せ niwamise presenting neighbourhood open home public scrutiny one famous performance festival dragon dance jaodori 龍踊り dragon dance originally performed new year eve chinese resident nagasaki rehearsal festival begin june festival includes number folk performing art including kujira shiofuki 鯨の潮吹き blowing whale kokkodesho コッコデショ drum dance oranda manzai 阿蘭陀万才 dutch dance karatsu kunchi japanese nagasaki dento geino shinkokai japanese nagasaki kunchi nagasaki shimbun