In 1596, the Spanish ship San Felipe, heading from the Philippines to Mexico, washed ashore on the Tosa-Urato coast due to a typhoon. Shogun Toyotomi Hideyoshi confiscated the ship’s vast cargo. At that time, the navigator said that Spain first send Christian missionaries to increase the number of believers, and then eventually conquer the country. When Toyotomi Hideyoshi heard this, he was shocked and ordered the capture of Spanish Franciscan missionaries who were actively carrying out missionary activities in Kyoto.     Then, he ordered Ishida Mitsunari to execute Franciscan missionaries and Christians. This was the beginning of the Martyrdom of 26 Saints in Nagasaki on February 5, 1597.   Dec. 31, 2023  

Causes of the Martyrdom of 26 Saints…の続きを読む

  Gyudon is a Japanese dish in which thinly sliced beef and onions are simmered in sweet and spicy sauce such as soy sauce and placed on top of a bowl of rice.     The menu on the photo is Gyudon, shijimi kai (fresh water clam) soup and salad at the restaurant Sykiya which is Gyudon Chain restaurant.  

Gyudon, 牛丼…の続きを読む