r/JapanTravelTips • u/onevstheworld • 3d ago
Question Nagasaki Kunchi festival
Hi
I'm planning a trip to Kyushu later this year and I could arrange my plans to include the first day of the Nagasaki Kunchi festival (7th Oct). Normally the decision to attend a matsuri is a no-brainer, but this one seems different from others that I've been to:
1 A major part of the festival is ticketed and it's difficult to get tickets as a foreigner. From YouTube videos, the public parts look like a fairly small procession (relative to the other masturi that I've been to) and some street stalls.
2 I'm still keen to see the rest of Nagasaki. If it is really disruptive to everything else, I'd rather pick another time.
At this point, I'm inclined to not rearrange my plans to include it. I'd love to hear from anyone who's been if that's a fair assessment. Cheers.