Urakami Cathedral
Construction of the original Urakami Cathedral, a brick Romanesque building, began in 1895,
after a long-standing ban on Christianity was lifted.
When completed in 1914, it was the largest Catholic church in East Asia.
The atomic bomb dropped on August 9, 1945 explored in Urakami, only 500m from the
cathedral, which was completely destroyed. What remained of the cathedral is now on display
in the Atomic Bomb Museum.
A replacement was built in 1959, and remodeled to more closely resemble the original in 1980.
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The nearby the Ground Zero in Nagasaki Peace Park contains remnants of the Ruins of Urakami Cathedral
General information
| Address | 1-79 Motoo-machi, Nagasaki-city |
| Access |
8 minuts walk from Heiwa koen Tram Station |
| Open hours |
9:00 to 17:00 |
| Admission fee | No fee is required, please donate to the donation box |
| Days closed | No closing days |
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