Lantern festival in Nagasaki

Lantern festival in Nagasaki

A lantern festival is under way in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 29, 2025, with a huge Chinese phoenix statue on display at a lighting ceremony that coincides with the start of the Year of Snake Lunar New Year in China.

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