The Nagasaki Lantern festival is a big event for Nagasaki's huge and very beautiful China town (Nagasaki, Japan's first open port, has a large Chinese population).
oh wow! this are some stunning lanterns! thanks for sharing with us! its sooo beautiful! I loved them so much I used them here in a photo manipulation [link] if its a problem I shall of course alter it! in any case, its a gorgeous photo!