Christianity in Japan has a unique history that is not found anywhere else in the world. The history of Christianity in Japan began in 1549 when Francis Xavier arrived as the first missionary. Christianity then spread mainly in the Nagasaki area. However, Christianity was later banned by the shogunate in 1587, and people continued to practice their faith in secret. As a result, there is a history of many martyrs in various places. And in 1873, ban on the Christianity was lifted, new Christian history in Japan has begun.   We would like to introduce Japanese Christianity to people all over the world through Christian Pilgrimage tour.   December 30, 2025

Japanese Christianity…の続きを読む

  Christianity in Japan has a unique history that is not found anywhere else in the world. The history of Christianity in Japan began in 1549 when Francis Xavier arrived as the first missionary. Christianity then spread mainly in the Nagasaki area. However, Christianity was later banned by the shogunate, and people continued to practice their faith in secret. As a result, there is a history of many martyrs in various places. And in 1873, ban on the Christianity was lifted, new Christian history in Japan has begun. The tour introduces Japanese Christianity by visiting Nagasaki region.     1549  St. Francis Xavier came Kagoshima Japan as a first Christian missionary and            commenced the Christian history in Japan 1550  St. Francis Xavier came Hirado as a Christian missionary 1551  Catholic Hirado Church was constructed as first church in Japan 1557   Introduction of Catholicism to Ikitsuki, Kasuga in Hirado 1563  Omura Sumitada, feudral lord of Nagasaki who was first lord convert to Christianity 1569  Todos os Santos Church was constructed as first in Nagasaki by Gaspal Villera 1571  Nagasaki Port was opend to Portugal by feudral lord Omura Sumitada 1580   Arima Harunobu, lord of Arima convert to Christianity and the Seminario was           established in Kuchinotsu as first in Japan 1582  Arima Harunobu teamed up with Kyushu Christian lords Otomo Sorin …

History of Japanese Christianity…の続きを読む