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Japan: Nagasaki Lantern Festival 2026 Illuminates City With 15,000 Lanterns

The 2026 Nagasaki Lantern Festival kicked off on February 6, illuminating the city with over 15,000 colorful lanterns to celebrate the Lunar New Year. This major winter tradition, which originated in Nagasaki's Chinatown, features 18 days of vibrant cultural events across central Nagasaki through February 23.

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Japan: Nagasaki Lantern Festival 2026 Illuminates City With 15,000 Lanterns 2

The 2026 Nagasaki Lantern Festival kicked off on February 6, illuminating the city with over 15,000 colorful lanterns to celebrate the Lunar New Year. This major winter tradition, which originated in Nagasaki's Chinatown, features 18 days of vibrant cultural events across central Nagasaki through February 23.

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Lantern festival in Nagasaki

A lantern festival is under way in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 11, 2026, with about 15,000 lanterns illuminating a park near the city's Chinatown.

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Lantern festival in Nagasaki

A lantern festival is under way in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 11, 2026, with about 15,000 lanterns illuminating a park near the city's Chinatown.

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Lantern festival in Nagasaki

A lantern festival is under way in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 11, 2026, with about 15,000 lanterns illuminating a park near the city's Chinatown.

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Lantern festival in Nagasaki

A lantern festival is under way in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 11, 2026, with an 11-meter object representing horses on display at a park near the city's Chinatown as 2026 marks the Year of Horse in the Chinese zodiac.

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Lantern festival in Nagasaki

A lantern festival is under way in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 11, 2026, with an 11-meter object representing horses on display at a park near the city's Chinatown as 2026 marks the Year of Horse in the Chinese zodiac.

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Qinhuai Lantern Festival in Nanjing

Tourists visit the themed festivel lanterns at the 40th Qinhuai Lantern Festival in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on January 17, 2026.

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Qinhuai Lantern Festival in Nanjing

Tourists visit the themed festivel lanterns at the 40th Qinhuai Lantern Festival in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on January 17, 2026.

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Qinhuai Lantern Festival in Nanjing

Tourists visit the themed festivel lanterns at the 40th Qinhuai Lantern Festival in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on January 17, 2026.

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Qinhuai Lantern Festival in Nanjing

Tourists visit the themed festivel lanterns at the 40th Qinhuai Lantern Festival in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on January 17, 2026.

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Qinhuai Lantern Festival in Nanjing

Tourists visit the themed festivel lanterns at the 40th Qinhuai Lantern Festival in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on January 17, 2026.

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Qinhuai Lantern Festival in Nanjing

Tourists visit the themed festivel lanterns at the 40th Qinhuai Lantern Festival in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on January 17, 2026.

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Qinhuai Lantern Festival in Nanjing

Tourists visit the themed festivel lanterns at the 40th Qinhuai Lantern Festival in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on January 17, 2026.

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Qinhuai Lantern Festival in Nanjing

Tourists visit the themed festivel lanterns at the 40th Qinhuai Lantern Festival in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on January 17, 2026.

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Qinhuai Lantern Festival in Nanjing

Tourists visit the themed festivel lanterns at the 40th Qinhuai Lantern Festival in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on January 17, 2026.

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Qinhuai Lantern Festival in Nanjing

Tourists visit the themed festivel lanterns at the 40th Qinhuai Lantern Festival in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on January 17, 2026.

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Drone Show

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 17, 2026 - Tourists watch 2026 drones perform in the air at the 40th Qinhuai Lantern Festival in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on January 17, 2026.

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Drone Show

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 17, 2026 - Tourists watch 2026 drones perform in the air at the 40th Qinhuai Lantern Festival in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on January 17, 2026.

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Drone Show

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 17, 2026 - Tourists watch 2026 drones perform in the air at the 40th Qinhuai Lantern Festival in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on January 17, 2026.

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Drone Show

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 17, 2026 - Tourists watch 2026 drones perform in the air at the 40th Qinhuai Lantern Festival in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on January 17, 2026.

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Drone Show

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 17, 2026 - Tourists watch 2026 drones perform in the air at the 40th Qinhuai Lantern Festival in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on January 17, 2026.

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Drone Show

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 17, 2026 - Tourists watch 2026 drones perform in the air at the 40th Qinhuai Lantern Festival in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on January 17, 2026.

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Drone Show

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 17, 2026 - Tourists watch 2026 drones perform in the air at the 40th Qinhuai Lantern Festival in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on January 17, 2026.

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Drone Show

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 17, 2026 - Tourists watch 2026 drones perform in the air at the 40th Qinhuai Lantern Festival in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on January 17, 2026.

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Drone Show

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 17, 2026 - Tourists watch 2026 drones perform in the air at the 40th Qinhuai Lantern Festival in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on January 17, 2026.

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Drone Show

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 17, 2026 - Tourists watch 2026 drones perform in the air at the 40th Qinhuai Lantern Festival in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on January 17, 2026.

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Giant Zodiac Horse Themed Festivel Lantern

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 16, 2026 - Tourists are watching the giant zodiac horse themed festivel lantern under the Ming City Wall in the East Zhonghua Gate Historical Culture Block in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on January 16, 2026

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Giant Zodiac Horse Themed Festivel Lantern

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 16, 2026 - Tourists are watching the giant zodiac horse themed festivel lantern under the Ming City Wall in the East Zhonghua Gate Historical Culture Block in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on January 16, 2026

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Giant Zodiac Horse Themed Festivel Lantern

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 16, 2026 - Tourists are watching the giant zodiac horse themed festivel lantern under the Ming City Wall in the East Zhonghua Gate Historical Culture Block in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on January 16, 2026

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Giant Zodiac Horse Themed Festivel Lantern

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 16, 2026 - Tourists are watching the giant zodiac horse themed festivel lantern under the Ming City Wall in the East Zhonghua Gate Historical Culture Block in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on January 16, 2026

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Giant Zodiac Horse Themed Festivel Lantern

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 16, 2026 - Tourists are watching the giant zodiac horse themed festivel lantern under the Ming City Wall in the East Zhonghua Gate Historical Culture Block in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on January 16, 2026

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Giant Zodiac Horse Themed Festivel Lantern

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 16, 2026 - Tourists are watching the giant zodiac horse themed festivel lantern under the Ming City Wall in the East Zhonghua Gate Historical Culture Block in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on January 16, 2026

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Giant Zodiac Horse Themed Festivel Lantern

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 16, 2026 - Tourists are watching the giant zodiac horse themed festivel lantern under the Ming City Wall in the East Zhonghua Gate Historical Culture Block in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on January 16, 2026

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Giant Zodiac Horse Themed Festivel Lantern

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 16, 2026 - Tourists are watching the giant zodiac horse themed festivel lantern under the Ming City Wall in the East Zhonghua Gate Historical Culture Block in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on January 16, 2026

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