Christian history in Japan was started when St. Francis Xavier came to Japan as a first Christian missionary in 1549. Then Christianity was spread in Nagasaki region. However, unparalleled hidden Cristian history was started from when Toyotomi Hideyoshi Shogunate proclaimed Christian ban in 1587. During ban on Christianity, people secretly continued to faith while surviving in the midst of the conventional society and Japanese religions. Since ban on the Christianity was lifted in 1873, new Christian history in Japan has begun. December 18, 2024

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