Nagasaki Dragon Dance Experience
- 1 hour
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Private tour
Highlights
Learn and experience one of Nagasaki’s most spectacular traditions: the Dragon Dance (Ja-Odori). This lively activity, rooted in Chinese-influenced festival culture, has thrilled locals for generations, bringing good luck and joyous celebration. Using a smaller, 4-person dragon (a more manageable version of the traditional 10-person dragon), you’ll feel the dragon’s energy as you make it coils and twists, crawl under it, and quest for the golden ball. Move with the recorded beat of drums and gongs and experience the festival spirit up close. Our friendly instructors will guide you every step of the way, so even first-timers can join in the fun. Highlights: • An introductory lecture on the history of Dragon Dance • Practice Dragon Dance performance with an instructor using 4-person dragon • Perform your Dragon Dance in Nagasaki Shinchi Chinatown (Includes vest rental, up to approximately size 2L) • Feel free to take photos and videos with your phones or/and cameras.
Inclusions
What's included
- Experience Fee (English-Speaking Instructor, Traditional costume rental)
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Please meet our instructors on the rooftop, which can be accessed via the stairs at the entrance of Dragon Promenade.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Zettoya
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Nagasaki
- Its from-price is close to the median of the 143 experiences we list in Nagasaki.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Nagasaki
Nagasaki, on Kyushu's west coast, is a hillside harbour city shaped by centuries of contact with China, Portugal and the Netherlands.
Nagasaki climbs the steep hills around a deep natural harbour, and for most of the Edo period it was Japan's only window on the outside world, through the Dutch trading post on the artificial island of Dejima and a Chinese community nearby. Reminders include Oura Church, the oldest surviving Western-style church in Japan, the hillside mansions of Glover Garden and Chinatown.
Top-ranked sights in Nagasaki: Huis Ten Bosch.
Special offers in Nagasaki
Was/now prices come from the operator, never from us.
20% offFree cancellation
