Holy Mary-Kannon of Hara Castle, in Minami-Shimabara
The world’s tallest wooden Holy Mary statue, with 10 meters in height.
This statue was made by sculptor Oyamatsu Eiji over a period of 40 years and was completed
when he was 90 years old.
The statue is located in Minami-Shimabara-city, 10 minutes drive from Hara Castle Ruins, where
is the site of the Battle field of Shimabara Rebellion which was a peasant uprising against bakufu’s
persecution of Christians under the leadership of Amakusa Shiro in 1637.
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General information
| Address | Minamiarima-cho, Minami-Shimabara-city, Nagasaki-prefecture |
| Access |
50 minutes by a vehicle from Shimabara-city 50 minutes by a vehicle from Unzen-city 100 minutes by a vehicle from Nagasaki-city |
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