Chinatown in Japan

Chinatown is known as chukakai in Japanese, is the largest chinatown in the world which held in Yokohama in Japan. In chinatown gather a lot of Chinese people and a small amount of Taiwanese. It is different from Sydney Chinatown, Chinatown in yokahama takes big area with lots of streets. In the chinatown has lots of shop which sell   Chinese jade, food restaurant for every type of Chinese cuisine , clothes shop which sell bruce lee and kung fu panda’s clothes and so on.

 There are have a small Taiwan school in Chinatown which names Chuka kakuin is a high school. The students who are study in Chuka kakuin normally is come from China , Taiwan and small amount of Japanese who are want to study Chinese , they are study subject in Chinese and only got 5 hours per week to study Japanese.

 This Chinatown has two Chinse temples inside. Firstly is the Kanteibyo is dedicated to Guan Yu who are help Liu Bei revive the legitimate throne of the Easter Han Dynasty. Secondly is the Mazu Temple which is dedicated to Mazu who are the goddess of the sea.

During lunar new year, there are have a biggest celebration in Chinatown. The students from Chuka kakuin they will performances of the lion and dragon dance. Chinese do not need to go back to China in new year, they are also can feeling of home.