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

  This is a church with Gaudi-style twin tower designed by Kenjiro Imai, built next to the Nishizaka Martyrdom site   When there was a plan to build a memorial hall for the 26 Japanese Saints next to Nishizaka …

Saint Filippo de Jesus Church ( Japan 26…の続きを読む

  The 26 Martyrs Museum is dedicated to the 26 Christians who were executed here on February 5, 1597. They included both foreign missionaries and Japanese laymen. Missionary activities were prohibited at the time, a …

The 26 Martyrs Museum…の続きを読む