{{Short description|Ethnic enclave in Nagasaki, Japan}}{{More references|date=July 2008}} {{Infobox settlement |name = Nagasaki Shinchi Chinatown |native_name = |native_name_lang = <!-- ISO 639-1 code e.g. "fr" for French. If more than one, use {{lang}} instead --> |settlement_type = |image_skyline = Chinatown Nagasaki Japan05n.jpg |imagesize = |image_alt = |image_caption = Entrance of Shinchi Chinatown |etymology = |nickname = |coordinates = {{coord|32|44|31|N|129|52|33|E|region:JP_type:landmark_source:kolossus-jawiki|display=it}} |mapframe = yes |mapframe-zoom = 14 |population_total = |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{JAP}} |subdivision_type1 = [[List of regions of Japan|Region]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Kyushu]] |subdivision_type2 = [[Prefectures of Japan|Prefecture]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Nagasaki Prefecture]] |website = <!-- {{Official URL}} --> |module = {{Infobox Chinese | child = yes | s = 长崎新地中华街 | t = 長崎新地中華街 | showflag = h | p = Chángqí Xīndì Zhōnghuájiē | w = Chang<sup>2</sup>chi'i<sup>2</sup> Hsin<sup>1</sup>ti<sup>4</sup> Chung<sup>1</sup>hua<sup>2</sup>chieh<sup>1</sup> | y = Cheung4kei1 San1dei6 Jung1wa4gaai1 | mi = {{IPAc-cmn|ch|ang|2|q|i|2|-|x|in|1|d|i|4|-|zh|ong|1|h|ua|2|j|ie|1}} | kanji = 長崎新地中華街 | hiragana = ながさきしんちちゅうかがい | revhep = Nagasaki Shinchi Chūkagai | h = Congˇ gia xinˊ ti zungˊ faˇ gieˊ }} }} [[File:Nagasaki Shinchi Chinatown - 2022 March 27.webm|thumb|thumbtime=1|A short walk in Nagasaki Shinchi Chinatown, 2022]] '''Nagasaki Shinchi Chinatown''' ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: ながさき しんち ちゅうかがい, 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 [[Shōtengai|shopping strip]] covering many blocks.
Most of the Chinese members of Nagasaki Chinatown are of [[Fuzhou people|Fuzhounese]] descent. Nagasaki and [[Fuzhou]] established ties as [[sister city|sister cities]] in 1980 to recognize the historical connections between the two cities and Fuzhounese immigrant community.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city.nagasaki.lg.jp.e.jc.hp.transer.com/kokusai/910000/p004937.html|title=Interchange Fuzhou City between cities |author=|date=|website=city.nagasaki.lg.jp.e.jc.hp.transer.com}}</ref>
==History== This area was originally the location of the warehouses of Chinese merchants, who traded goods to Japan from the 15th to 19th centuries. They lived in the 'Chinese residence' (''Tojin yashiki'') a little to the south-east (today's Kannaimachi 館内町).
The Chinese traders came to Nagasaki because it was the only open port in Japan during the Tokugawa period. The [[Tokugawa shogunate|Tokugawa]] government allowed only Nagasaki to stay open to Chinese and Dutch traders, [[sakoku|closing off the rest of Japan]] to prevent European political influence and the spread of [[Christianity]].
Strict rules were placed on these Chinese traders, forcing them to stay within the precincts of the ''Tojin yashiki'' at night. Anyone found outside the area during prohibited times was arrested by the local guard.<ref name="JapanTravelNote">{{Cite web |title=Nagasaki Shinchi Chinatown: Uncovering the Enchanting … |url=https://www.japan-travel-note.com/posts/370 |access-date=1 September 2025}}</ref>
==See also== * [[Chinatowns in Asia]] ** [[Yokohama Chinatown]] ** [[Nankin-machi]] (“Nanjing Town” in Kobe) * [[Chinese in Japan]] * [[Koreatown#Japan|Koreatown in Japan]]
==References== <references />
==External links== * [http://www.nagasaki-chinatown.com/ Official site of Nagasaki Shinchi Chinatown] (Japanese) * [http://www.nagasaki-lantern.com/ Nagasaki Lantern Festival] (Japanese) * {{Osmway|469897140}} * {{Commonscat-inline|Chinatown, Nagasaki}} {{Asia Chinatown}} {{Portal|Japan|China}} {{Nagasaki-geo-stub}}
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