Standard group tours often follow rigid schedules that leave no room for your personal pace or preferences. These journeys can easily turn into “sightseeing by checklist,” where you simply listen to guides and take photos without any genuine local interaction. Surrounded by crowds at generic tourist spots, many travelers feel they are missing the “Real Japan”—often while enduring mass-produced group meals and the stress of long bus rides with strangers.   We provide fully customized tours that eliminate all the limitations of standard group travel, ensuring an unforgettable and deeply personal journey through Kyushu.   February 20, 2026

The Challenges of Standard Group Tours…の続きを読む

  Todos os Santos Church, the first church in Nagasaki, was built in 1569. The feudal lord Omura Sumitada and the Jesuits reached an agreement in 1570 to develop Nagasaki into a port for Nanban trade (with Portugal and Spain). Nagasaki Port opened in 1571, the same year the first Portuguese ship arrived. Following this, the development of the “Town of the Cape” began as a Christian settlement, and the small Church of São Paulo was constructed at the tip of the cape.    Following the initial construction, several other churches were established: Misericordia Headquarters Church (1583) Santa Maria Church (1600) Santa Clara Church (1603) Santiago Church (1604) San Juan Bautista Church (1605) San Antonio Church (1606) San Pedro Church (1607) San Francisco Church (1611) San Agustin Church (1612) For 45 years after the first church was built, Nagasaki flourished as a Christian town. By 1614, the majority of its 25,000 residents were Christians, earning the city the nickname “Little Rome.”   However, following the Tokugawa Shogunate’s nationwide ban on Christianity in 1614, most of these church buildings were destroyed within a 15-day period starting from November 3rd.

Nagasaki was a small Rome in 1569…の続きを読む