The Chinese New Year, or Lunar New Year, is more commonly referred to as the Spring Festival in China and celebrations take place over 15 days. There’s a variety of customs and celebrations throughout China and among the global Chinese diaspora, but each of the days has a special significance which you can read more about here. Of course, Festivities in Hong Kong or elsewhere in China are just a short airplane ride away, but you can celebrate the Chinese Spring Festival in Tokyo’s own Chukagai (Chinatown) in Yokohama – the largest Chinese community in Japan.
This February, Chukagai will be celebrating with firecrackers, music, and lion and dragon dances. The main events are as follows:
New Year’s Countdown at the Ma Zhu Miao, Shrine to the Goddess of the Sea, in Chinatown’s Yamashita-cho Park.
| Dates: | – |
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| Name in Japanese: | 2020春節 |
| Venue: | Motomachi Chukagai Station |
| Entry: | Free |
| Weather |
Jan 29th (Wed)  Max: 16°C Min: 9°C Jan 30th (Thu)  Max: 15°C Min: 7°C Jan 31st (Fri) Powered by Dark Sky Max: 11°C Min: 5°C |
| Closest station(s): | Motomachi-Chukagai station on the Minatomirai line or Ishikawa-cho station on the JR Negishi Line. |
| Web: | https://www.chinatown.or.j...
Link in Japanese |
| Area: | Yokohama |
