A good viewing spot in Nagasaki City is at the front of the Nagasaki Prefectural Government Office where the Nagasaki Broadcasting Company videotapes the event and many shorobune float past there, including many of the so-called 'alternative shorobune.'
長崎市の場合は長崎放送が中継録画を行う長崎県庁前には数多くの船が流れ、「変わり精霊船」も多く見られる。