Nagasaki Chinatown
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Nagasaki Chinatown
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 長崎新地中華街 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 长崎新地中华街 | ||||||||||||||
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| Japanese name | |||||||||||||||
| Kanji | 長崎新地中華街 | ||||||||||||||
| Hiragana | ながさきしんちちゅうかがい | ||||||||||||||
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Chángqí Xīndì Zhōnghuájiē |
| Wade–Giles | Chang2chi'i2 Hsin1ti4 Chung1hua2chieh1 |
| IPA | [ʈʂʰǎŋtɕʰǐ ɕíntî ʈʂʊ́ŋxu̯ǎtɕi̯é] |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Cheung4kei1 San1dei6 Jung1wa4gaai1 |
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| Revised Hepburn | Nagasaki Shinchi Chūkagai |
Nagasaki Chinatown (Japanese: 長崎新地中華街, Simplified Chinese: 长崎新地中华街) is an area located in Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan.
Today this area is a shopping strip covering many blocks.
The town was home for many Chinese sailors and traders who trade goods with the Japanese from the 15th to 19th centuries. The Chinese traders came to Nagasaki because it was the only "open port" to visit Japan at this time.
The Tokugawa government allowed only Nagasaki to stay open to the rest of the world, but closed off the rest of Japan to prevent Western influences and the spread of Christianity.
Strict rules were placed on these Chinese traders, forcing them to stay in this Chinatown, and preventing them from going outside the town at night. Any one found outside of the town at certain times were arrested by the local guard.
Coordinates: 32°44′31″N 129°52′33″E / 32.74194°N 129.87583°E
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