# Nagasaki Shinchi Chinatown

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Ethnic enclave in Nagasaki, Japan

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Place in Kyushu, Japan

Nagasaki Shinchi Chinatown Entrance of Shinchi Chinatown Interactive map of Nagasaki Shinchi Chinatown Coordinates: 32°44′31″N 129°52′33″E / 32.74194°N 129.87583°E / 32.74194; 129.87583 Country Japan Region Kyushu Prefecture Nagasaki Prefecture Chinese name Traditional Chinese 長崎新地中華街 Simplified Chinese 长崎新地中华街 Hakka Congˇ gia xinˊ ti zungˊ faˇ gieˊ Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Chángqí Xīndì Zhōnghuájiē Wade–Giles Chang2chi'i2 Hsin1ti4 Chung1hua2chieh1 IPA [ʈʂʰǎŋtɕʰǐ ɕíntî ʈʂʊ́ŋxwǎtɕjé] Hakka Romanization Congˇ gia xinˊ ti zungˊ faˇ gieˊ Yue: 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

A short walk in Nagasaki Shinchi Chinatown, 2022

**Nagasaki Shinchi Chinatown** ([Japanese](/source/Japanese_language): ながさき しんち ちゅうかがい, 長崎新地中華街, [Simplified Chinese](/source/Simplified_Chinese): 长崎新地中华街) is an area located in [Nagasaki, Nagasaki](/source/Nagasaki%2C_Nagasaki), [Japan](/source/Japan). Today, this area is a [shopping strip](/source/Sh%C5%8Dtengai) covering many blocks.

Most of the Chinese members of Nagasaki Chinatown are of [Fuzhounese](/source/Fuzhou_people) descent. Nagasaki and [Fuzhou](/source/Fuzhou) established ties as [sister cities](/source/Sister_city) in 1980 to recognize the historical connections between the two cities and Fuzhounese immigrant community.[1]

## 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](/source/Tokugawa_shogunate) government allowed only Nagasaki to stay open to Chinese and Dutch traders, [closing off the rest of Japan](/source/Sakoku) to prevent European political influence and the spread of [Christianity](/source/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.[2]

## See also

- [Chinatowns in Asia](/source/Chinatowns_in_Asia) - [Yokohama Chinatown](/source/Yokohama_Chinatown) - [Nankin-machi](/source/Nankin-machi) (“Nanjing Town” in Kobe)

- [Chinese in Japan](/source/Chinese_in_Japan)

- [Koreatown in Japan](/source/Koreatown#Japan)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Interchange Fuzhou City between cities"](http://www.city.nagasaki.lg.jp.e.jc.hp.transer.com/kokusai/910000/p004937.html). *city.nagasaki.lg.jp.e.jc.hp.transer.com*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-JapanTravelNote_2-0)** ["Nagasaki Shinchi Chinatown: Uncovering the Enchanting …"](https://www.japan-travel-note.com/posts/370). Retrieved 1 September 2025.

## External links

- [Official site of Nagasaki Shinchi Chinatown](http://www.nagasaki-chinatown.com/) (Japanese)

- [Nagasaki Lantern Festival](http://www.nagasaki-lantern.com/) (Japanese)

- Geographic data related to [Nagasaki Shinchi Chinatown](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/469897140) at [OpenStreetMap](/source/OpenStreetMap)

- Media related to [Chinatown, Nagasaki](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Chinatown,_Nagasaki) at Wikimedia Commons

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