Nishizaka Hill in Nagasaki is the place of Martyrdom of 26 Japanese Saints.  The 26 Martyrs of Japan were a group of Catholics who were executed by  crucifixion on February 5, 1597. The Twenty-six Christians, incl …

Nishizaka Hill…の続きを読む

  A Gothic-looking church is located on a cove of a fishing village in Amakusa. In 1934, a French priest Augustin Halbout MEP purchased the premises of the former village headman and built a wooden and concrete fini …

Sakitsu Church, in Amakusa…の続きを読む

  The Church is a Pilgrimage site and is the oldest Catholic Church in Amakusa and was one of the first churches built right after the ban on Christianity was lifted. The Romanesque-style architecture and the chalky …

Oe Cathedral, in Amakusa…の続きを読む

  A group of 26 Christians was arrested in Kyoto, consisting of 20 Japanese, four Spaniards, one Mexican, and one Portuguese. They were forced to walk barefoot to Nagasaki, a journey that lasted about a month. On Fe …

26 Saints were the first martyrs in Japa…の続きを読む

  When Matsukura Shigemasa became the new feudal lord of Shimabara in 1616, a large portion of the population was Christian. Initially, he turned a blind eye to Christianity because he needed the cooperation of the …

Unzen jigoku Martyrdom from 1626…の続きを読む

  This is a place related to the Kori-kuzure incident in Omura in 1657 in which a large number of hidden Christians were arrested. As many as 608 Christians were arrested, making it a rare and major incident in the …

Hokohara martyrdom place in Omura in 165…の続きを読む

  This is a place related to the Kori-kuzure incident in Omura in 1657 in which a large number of hidden Christians were arrested. As many as 608 Christians were arrested, making it a rare and major incident in the …

Hokohara martyrdom place in Omura…の続きを読む

  The Church is located in Kurosaki district, where was place of the setting for Endo Shusaku’s novel Silence.  In 1897, the foundations were laid down according to Father de Rotz’s design. Construction followed and …

Kurosaki Church, in Sotome…の続きを読む

  Built in 1882 by Father de Rotz, this low-ceiling church features a brick exterior, wood interior and stone entranceway.  The roof itself is low in order to limit damage done by strong winds. The church’s bell was …

Shitsu Church, in Sotome…の続きを読む

  After the discovery of the numerous hidden Christians in Ikitsuki Island in 1865, they began to work on recovering their Catholic faith although they were not too successful at first. Then in 1878, a priest named …

Yamada Church, in Hirado…の続きを読む