We operated the Environment tour for Kitakyushu citizen group. The destinations are Beppu and Yufuin.     September 05, 2025

Environment tour in Beppu and Yufuin…の続きを読む

  The Arima Christian Heritage Memorial Museum is a guidance facility showcasing the history of Christianity in Minami-Shimabara, centered around the Hara Castle Ruins, a component of the “Hidden Christian Sit …

Arima Christian Heritage Memorial Museum…の続きを読む

  Oppression against Christians began with the Tokugawa shogunate’s ban on Christianity.  The missionaries were expelled to oversea countries, and those who remained secretly in Japan were also captured and martyred …

Hidden Christian…の続きを読む

  The number of Christians in Japan continued to increase, and reaching 300,000 in 1614. Fearing the ever-increasing number of Christian rebellions, Tokugawa Shogunate finally issued a ban on Christianity in Nagasak …

Ban on Christianity…の続きを読む

  The world’s tallest wooden Holy Mary-Kannon statue, with 10 meters in height. The statue is located in Minami-Shimabara-city, 10 minutes drive from Hara Castle Ruins,  where is the site of the Battle field o …

Holy Mary-Kannon of Harajo Castle, in Mi…の続きを読む

  Sanno Shrine is located approximately 800 meters away from the ground zero of Atomic bomb. The Shrine was instantly obliterated by the explosion and the 4000 degrees Celsius heat wave vaporized nearby trees. The o …

Sanno Shrine…の続きを読む

  Dr. Nagai Takashi (3 February 1908 – 1 May 1951) was a Catholic physician specializing in radiology, an author, and a survivor of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. His subsequent life of prayer and service earned hi …

Nyokodo, Dr. Nagai Takashi…の続きを読む

  The Church is dedicated to Antonio Ishida and others who were martyred in the Unzen jigoku from 1627 to 1632 and was built in 1982 to commemorate Pope John Paul II’s visit to Nagasaki.       The number of bel …

Catholic Unzen Church…の続きを読む

  The site where Christian Gaspar Nishi Genka was martyred in 1609, located on Kurose Hill overlooking Nakae no shima between Hirado and Ikitsuki. The tomb facing the sea is called Gaspar-sama and is a revered place …

Kurose no Tsuji, martyrdom site of Gaspa…の続きを読む

  Josaien is located in Sakurano-baba, at the foot of Kumamoto Castle, one of Japan’s three major castles. It is a popular tourist attraction designed to enhance the appeal of the old castle town and convey to visit …

Sakurano-baba Josaien…の続きを読む