This unusual Japanese festival is half Chinese and double Dutch… Held as one of the most unusual festivals in Japan, Okunchi (or Kunchi) Festival in Nagasaki dates back to the 17th century, when many  Dutch and Chinese traders regularly anchored their ships there. More on the Okunchi Matsuri by Somewhere in the world today… Picture: Okunche festival 2009 by PermanentTraveller on Flickr
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