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Catholic Unzen Church, built in 1982
2024/01/05
● History of Japanese ChristianityThe Church is dedicated to Antonio Ishida and others who were martyred in the Unzen jigoku from 1627 to 1632 and was built in 1982 to commemorate Pope John Paul II’s visit to Nagasaki. The number of believ …
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Catholic Unzen Church
2024/03/12
● Churches and CathedralsThe Church is dedicated to Antonio Ishida and others who were martyred in the Unzen jigoku from 1627 to 1632 and was built in 1982 to commemorate Pope John Paul II’s visit to Nagasaki. The number of believ …
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St. Andrew’s Seminary at Dejima, in Nagasaki
2024/03/11
● Christian Pilgrimage sitesAfter the ban on Christianity lifted in 1873, Burnside who was the British Church Missionary created a cram school at his home to teach the English Bible. In 1877, the school was moved to the Dejima English-Japan …
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St. Andrew’s Seminary at Dejima, opened in 1877
2024/01/09
● History of Japanese ChristianityAfter the ban on Christianity lifted in 1873, Burnside who was the British Church Missionary created a cram school at his home to teach the English Bible. In 1877, the school was moved to the Dejima English-Japan …
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Amakusa Shiro Memorial Hall, in Amakusa
2024/03/11
MuseumsThe museum is a Christian Pilgrimage site shows History of Christianity in Amakusa and Shimabara Rebellion which was a peasant uprising agaist bakufu’s persecution of Christians under the leadership of Amakusa Shi …
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Amakusa Shiro Memorial Hall, in Amakusa
2024/03/11
● Christian Pilgrimage sitesThe museum is a Christian Pilgrimage site shows History of Christianity in Amakusa and Shimabara Rebellion which was a peasant uprising agaist bakufu’s persecution of Christians under the leadership of Amakusa Shi …
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Environmental Museum, in Kitakyushu
2024/03/11
MuseumsThe museum has Environmental learning function, Environmental information function and Environmental activity function. The Environmental improvement history of Kitakyushu, Global warming and other various environ …
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Aso Tourist Tram, in southern Aso, Kumamoto-prefecture
2024/04/10
ExperiencesEnjoy the magnificent scenery of Aso. The Minami Aso railway is a private railroad offering a very scenic ride from Takamori to Nakamatsu in the south east of the caldera. Lovely and magnificent scenery can be enj …
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Mount Tsurumi, in Beppu, Oita-prefecture
2024/05/10
ExperiencesSoaring 1375 metres into the sky, Mount Tsurumi is a breath taking mountain overlooking Beppu that offers some decent hiking, rare flora and outstanding vistas. Visitors can take a ropeway 800 metres up and revel …
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Sanrio Harmoneyland, in Hiji, Oita-prefecture
2024/03/10
Amusement parksA theme park dedicated to the various Sanrio characters including Hello Kitty, Cinnamoroll and My Melody. Harmonyland is located in Hiji, Oita Prefecture, approximately a 30minutes drive from JR Beppu Station. The …
