The Lantern Festival is traditionally held on the 15th day of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations. Families and friends gather together to inscribe their hopes and wishes for the year ahead onto the lanterns and it makes for a beautiful…
Held every year in Yokohama Chinatown, the Double Tenth Festival is one of Taiwan’s largest events commemorating the 1911 Wuchang Uprising in China against the Qing dynasty. The festival will feature multiple traditional dance performances throughout the day, including the…
On the morning of October 1, 1949, on the stones of Tiananmen Square, Mao Zedong announced the creation of the People’s Republic of China. Since then, Chinese citizens have enjoyed a “Golden Week” of celebrations from the day. To mark…
The Lion dance is a 4 hour long festival as part of the Chinese new year celebrations in Yokohama. The Lion will pray for the prosperity and good harvest of the local people and businesses
In 2019 the Chinese new year celebrations in Yokohama run from 4th February through to 19th February. There are a wide range of events taking place as part of this. The festival starts with a countdown on the evening of…
The country’s biggest Chinatown, situated in Yokohama, will be celebrating Chinese New Year this month. During this two week celebration, there will be a countdown party on the night of February 4, traditional lion dance performances and music in Yamashitacho…
