Nagasaki City, in Kyushu Japan, celebrates The Lantern Festival every Chinese New Year.

This year, the Year of the Rooster, celebrated on January 28,2016, marks the opening of the two-week Chinese Lantern Festival in Nagasaki.

Below are some of the photos I took. Yes, its only a few because I take a lot of photos like crazy. Blame it to the aspiring photographer in me. Or maybe I just love festivals.
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The lanterns in Chinatown

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The place was filled with people. You can feel the festive mood.

One of the giant lanterns that lit up the city.

Another giant lantern.

This year’s animal.

People climbing  up the stairs to the shrine to pray.

Lanterns in close up.

The altar where a great crowd of people wanted to see (pray?).

The dragon – symbol of Chinatown.

The tallest lantern-the Rooster.

The Megane Bashi. Megane is eyeglasses in Japanese. The bridge looks like an eyeglasses if seen from afar. The two arches with its reflection on the water look like eyeglasses.