This is a church with Gaudi-style twin tower designed by Kenjiro Imai, built next to the Nishizaka Martyrdom site    When there was a plan to build a memorial hall for the 26 Japanese Saints next to Nishizaka Mart …

Saint Filippo de Jesus Church ( Japan 26…の続きを読む

  The site where Christian Gaspar Nishi Genka was martyred in 1609, located on Kurose Hill overlooking Nakae no shima between Hirado and Ikitsuki. The tomb facing the sea is called Gaspar-sama and is a revered place …

Kurose no Tsuji, martyrdom site of Gaspa…の続きを読む

  Oppression against Christians began with the Tokugawa shogunate’s ban on Christianity. The missionaries were expelled to oversea countries, and those who remained secretly in Japan were also captured and martyred. …

Hidden Christians from 1612…の続きを読む

  Kasuga Village and Mount Yasugatake is a Christian Pilgrimage site and is registered on the World Heritage as Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region. This idyllic, remote village was refuge to a small commu …

Hidden Christian site, Kasuga Village…の続きを読む

  In 1579, Priest Alessandro Valignano of Jesus from Portugal came to Japan to inspect the situatin of missionary work in Japan. Valignano believed that training Japanese priests and monks was the key to the success …

Japan’s first Seminary…の続きを読む

  There were 24 martyrs when they started Kyoto, but two more martyrs were added in Shimonoseki, then became 26 martyrs in total. The route of this day was from Karato in Shimonoseki to Kokura in Kitakyushu. Rode on …

26 Saints Pilgrimage route on January 27…の続きを読む

  The route of this day was from Kokura in Kitakyushu to Akama in Munakata via Koyanose , the distance was 34.5 km. Started at Kokura accommodation around Kokura Castle, and walked to Tobata port along the Kanmon St …

26 Saints Pilgrimage route on January 28…の続きを読む

  This Cathedral is house of prayer for tens of thousands Christians who were martyred between 1612 and 1658 throughout the Shimabara Peninsula. It was built in 1997 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the marty …

Shimabara Peninsula Martyrs Memorial Cat…の続きを読む

  The route of this day was from Akama in Munakata to Wajiro, the distance was 21 km.      Started at Akama accommodation and using Karatsu walking road, they went to Wajiro passing through Koga and Shingu. Accommod …

26 Saints Pilgrimage route on January 29…の続きを読む

  The route of this day was from Akama in Munakata to Wajiro, the distance was 21 km.     Started at Akama accommodation and using Karatsu walking road, they went to Wajiro passing through Koga and Shingu. Accommoda …

26 Saints Pilgrimage route on January 29…の続きを読む