Nanzoin is a Shingon Buddhist Temple in Sasaguri, Fukuoka-prefecture. It is notable for its bronze statue of a reclining Buddha, said to be the largest bronze statue in the world. Completed in 1995, the giant bron …

Nanzoin Temple, Reclining Buddha statue…の続きを読む

Walk the final miles of the saints and feel the profound courage that shaped an era.   The 26 Martyrs of Japan, the nation’s first Christian martyrs who were later canonized as saints, left behind a legacy of unwavering  …

Walking Tour ー Echoes of Faith: Path of …の続きを読む

  The first Chinese style temple in Nagasaki. Shortly after the construction of Kofukuji Temple, Chinese traders asked the Nagasaki governor for permission to built Chinese temples according to their home provinces. …

Sofukuji Temple…の続きを読む

  After the Tokugawa Shogunate banned Christianity, non-Christian Chinese merchants  began making port at Nagasaki around 1600. Chinese people soon started living in Nagasaki and etitioned the Nagasaki government to …

Kofukuji Temple…の続きを読む