The lantern festival at Manpukuji temple also commemorates the 350th anniversary of the death of its founder, Yin Yuan (1592-1673), as he is called in Chinese. Japanese know him as Ingen.

Amid the sounds of firecrackers and drums a blue-and-white lion danced to the rhythm of the beat gracefully moving its head ...

But this beautiful prefecture has a lot more to offer visitors. It is home to Japan’s oldest Chinatown. Each year, people celebrate this rich culture during the Nagasaki Lantern Festival, which lasts ...

A ship-shaped lantern installed near the Sanmon gate represents the vessel that the monk Yin Yuan, known in Japan as Ingen, supposedly traveled on in the early Edo Period (1603-1867) before he ...