Holy Mary-Kannon of Harajo Castle, in Minami-Shimabara
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The world’s tallest wooden Holy Mary-Kannon statue, with 10 meters in height.
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.
The statue was created by Sculptor Oyamatsu Eiji.
Realizing in the youth that there were no commemorative monuments in Hara Castle, he decided
to create a statue of Holy Mary after the visit of the Pope to Japan in 1981. In order to give peace
to souls of the victims of Shimabara Rebellion, he kept creating for 40 years on his own the statue
as his personal masterpiece of lifetime. He hopes that the statue can provide relief to the soul and
a place for healing, and christened the statue “Holy Mary-Kannon of Hara Castle” as a hope for
peace, regardless of any religious belief.
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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 |
