Nagasaki’s Chinatown Showcases Japanese and Chinese Cultural and Culinary Ties

Nagasaki’s Chinatown is packed with restaurants and variety shops. (© Nippon.com)

The original Shikairō doubled as a hotel. (Courtesy Shikairō)

The current shop is marked by crimson pillars standing out against the plain stone frontage. (© Nippon.com)

Shikairō’s mouthwatering chanpon. (Picture courtesy of Shikairō)

The interior of the shop features historical items like bowls and pictures of famous guests. (© Nippon.com)

Chen Ping Shun (center row, third from left) and his family. (Courtesy Shikairō)

Shikairō’s saraudon comes with soft, thick noodles (top) or thin, crispy fried noodle. (Courtesy Shikairō)

The interior of Taiwanese eatery Lao Lee (above) in Chinatown and the exterior of the Chinatown branch of chain restaurant Nagasaki Chanpon. (© Nippon.com)

Chefs finish off the shop’s karasumi chanpon by stir frying the ingredients for a few minutes on high heat. (© Nippon.com)

The South Gate as seen from Minato Park. (© Nippon.com)

Minato Park is the main venue for the annual Lantern Festival. (© Nippon.com)

Sōfukuji temple has buildings that are treasures of two different nations. (© Nippon.com)

The 72 stone statues outside Kōshibyō represent Confucius’s 72 followers. (© Nippon.com)