A major winter feature in Nagasaki! Surrounded by rich colors! Nagasaki Lantern Festival.
This tour is designed for both domestic and international traveler, ensuring everyone can participate comfortably without language barriers.
Even if the guide speaks only Japanese, you will be supported with Pocketalk, a translator device that provides real-time translations in up to 75 languages!
Join us and experience the latest advancements in language translation technology!
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Nagasaki Lantern Festival Bus Tour
The Highlight
◆Enjoy the city of Nagasaki decorated with so many Chinese lanterns ◆This bus tour includes a full 5-hour stay in Shinchi Chinatown, allowing you to fully enjoy exploring!
The Experience
【Pocketalk for Tours】
Pocketalk for Tours is an innovative real-time translation service designed to enhance communication during guided tours. It ensures that international guests can fully understand Japanese explanations in their native language.
- How It Works
The guide wears a headset and opens "Pocketalk for Tours" on their smartphone via a browser (no app installation required).
A QR code is generated and shared with participants. Guests simply scan the QR code with their own smartphones to access real-time translations of the guide’s explanations in text and audio formats.
- Ease of Use
No additional devices are needed for participants, just their own smartphones.
If you wish to listen to the translation instead of reading it, please bring your own earphones for the audio function.
The service supports up to 75 languages, ensuring accessibility for a wide range of international travelers.
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◆Nagasaki Lantern Festival The Nagasaki Lantern Festival, which began in 1987 as an event to celebrate the Chinese New Year, is a major winter tradition in Nagasaki. For 18 days from February 6 (Fri.) to February 23 (Mon.), 2026, the center of Nagasaki City will be enveloped in the colors of Chinese lanterns, Approximately 15,000 Chinese lanterns will colorfully illuminate the city center of Nagasaki. Many Chinese lanterns will illuminate the city in bright colors.
◆Nagasaki Castella Izumiya A specialty castella shop located in Okamachi, Nagasaki City. We offer Nagasaki castella baked using eggs exclusively from contracted poultry farms in the Unzen region and the skilled techniques of master craftsmen, as well as castella sweets like “Nagasaki Shokoraato” featuring bitter chocolate, and “KIREIKA,” a two-layered confection combining red bean paste and castella.
Guide Services
Languages Spoken by Guides
- Japanese
Itinerary
- 11:45Meet at Hakata Station Chikushi Gate, There is a tour conductor with a flag with HIS logo
- 12:00Departure from Hakata
- Izumiya Castella Shopping Store (Shopping/Approx. 30 min)
- 15:15Guests get off at Nagasaki Prefectural Tokiwa Parking Lot (South) . Tour conductor will lead you to Shinchi Chinatown (lantern festival main venue).
- Nagasaki Lantern Festival Stayed for 5 hours
- 20:15Please board the bus at Nagasaki Prefectural Tokiwa Parking Lot (south). Departing for Fukuoka
- 22:15Arrive and disband at Hakata
Price Details
How to Use
- Voucher will be sent via email. Please show your e-voucher at designated location.
Purchase Notice
This tour is conducted in Japanese. The tour conductor will provide language support using a translation device (Pocketalk).
Participants are required to bring their own smartphone with an internet connection and earphones (optional for audio translation).
- If the minimum number of participants is not reached at least 7 days before departure, the tour will be canceled. You will be notified by email, so please make sure to check it.
Important Booking Information
Please read and understand the following information before the tour is conducted. 1. Please note that the itinerary time and places to visit may change slightly due to traffic and weather conditions on the day of the tour. Please understand this in advance. 2. Please be punctual at each destination. 3. Please note that you may be required to wait for a while at each stop due to traffic conditions. 4. The time of the itinerary may change slightly due to traffic and weather conditions. Please understand this beforehand. 5. For your safety, please fasten your seatbelts while the bus is in motion. 6. Smoking is not permitted on the bus. We ask for your understanding and cooperation. 7. There are no restroom facilities on the bus, so please use the restroom before boarding. 8. Please note that we will decide your seat on the bus. 9. Since the bus may be used for other sightseeing tours, luggage may not be left on the bus. We will not be able to accept large luggage such as suitcases. 10. Please note that the itinerary may change after departure in order to ensure efficient operation. 11. Arrival point may be different from the meeting point. 12. In the unlikely event that you arrive late and need to use a cab or stay overnight, we will not be held responsible for any charges incurred. 13. Pets are not allowed on the tour. 14. If a disaster, accident, or other force majeure prevents the tour from taking place, we may request that the tour be rescheduled or cancelled by 12:00 noon the day before the departure date. In such cases, we will contact you via your registered e-mail address or chat.
Cancellation Policy
- Cancellation made at least 11 day(s) before departure date, Fully refundable (100% refund)
- Cancel during 8 ~ 10 day(s) of departure, will charge 20%
- Cancel during 2 ~ 7 day(s) of departure, will charge 30%
- Cancel on 1 day(s) before departure, will charge 40%
- Cancel on activities date, will charge 50%