Amakusa cruise
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Amakusa, is located in a southern part of Kumamoto, and consists of Shimo-jima,Kami-jima
and many other islands varied in size.
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Connecting the islands of Amakusa with the inland of Kumamoto via the Uto Peninsula are
Amakusa Gokyo or Amakusa Five Bridge.
Amakusa cruise
You can enjoy the beautiful scenery of Amakusa from the sea on a cruise.
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Approximately 300 wild Dolphins live in the sea between the Shimabara Peninsula and Amakusa.
The dolphin watching cruises have become increasingly popular for all ages, especially because
it is possible to see the dolphins so close that you could almost touch them.
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General information
| Address | Kami-Amakusa-city, Kumamoto-prefecture |
| Access |
1 hour and 10 minutes by a vehicle from Kumamoto-city 2 hours by a vehicle from Aso-city 2 hours and 30 minutes by a vehicle from Fukuoka-city 2 hours and 50 minutes by a vehicle from Kitakyushu-city |
Amakusa Gokyo
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Amakusa Gokyo or Amakusa five bridges, is a general term for five bridges which connects
from Misumi at the Udo peninsula to the Oyano island, the Nagaura island, Ikejima, Maejima,
and Amakusa Kamishima, was built in 1966. The area on the National road route 266 called as
the Pearl Line.
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First Bridge |
Second Bridge |
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Third Bridge |
Fourth Bridge |
Fifth Bridge |
General information
| Address | Between Udo-city and Kami-Amakusa-city, Kumamoto-prefecture |
| Access |
1 hour and 10 minutes by a vehicle from Kumamoto-city 2 hours by a vehicle from Aso-city 2 hours and 30 minutes by a vehicle from Fukuoka-city 2 hours and 50 minutes by a vehicle from Kitakyushu-city |
Oe Cathedral Amakusa
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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 white structure was rebuilt in 1933 by a French missionary priest
named Father Garnier using his own money and contributions from local Christians living in
the area.
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General information
| Address | 1782 Oe Amakusa-cho, Amakusa-city, Kumamoto-prefecture |
| Access |
by Car 2 hours 50 minutes from Kumamoto-city 60 minutes from Amakusa Airport |
| Open hours | 9:00 to 17:00 |
| Admission fee | No fee is required |
| Days closed | No closing days |
Amakusa Shiro Memorial Hall
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The 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 Shiro in 1637.
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General information
| Address | 977-1 Naka Oyano-cho, Kami-Amakusa-city |
| Access |
by Car 1 hour 20 minutes from Kumamoto-city 1 hour 10 minutes from Amakusa Airport |
| Open hours | 9:00 to 17:00 |
| Admission fee | JPY 600 |
| Days closed | December 29 to January 1 |
Sakitsu Village
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Sakitshu is a Christian Pilgrimage site and has been registered on UNESCE World Heritage
as Hidden Christian site Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region.
A Gothic-looking church is located on a cove of a fishing village. In 1934, a French priest
Augustin Halbout MEP purchased the premises of the former village headman and built a
wooden and concrete finished church, with Tetsukawa Yosuke’s design and construction.
He placed the altar at the very site where fumie or a test to ensure non-allegiance to
Christianity had been conducted.
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General information
| Address | 539 SAkitsu Kawazu-cho, Amakusa-city, Kumamoto-prefecture |
| Access |
by Car 2 hours 40 minutes from Kumamoto-city 45 minutes from Amakusa Airport |
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Church Open hours |
9:00 to 17:00 |
| Admission fee | No fee is required |
| Days closed | No closing days |
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Tomioka Castle Ruins
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Tomioka Castle was built in 1602, one year after Terasawa Shimanokami hirotaka came to
Amakusa. Although Amakusa ruled by proxy for Terasawa from Tomioka Castle, he revelled
with his army in the Shimabara Rebellion in 1637. After the rebellion, Yamasaki Kainokami
Ieharu ruled from the castle, and which was restored and enlarged to its present form.
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General information
| Address | 2245-15 Tomioka-aza-honmaru, Reihoku-cho, Amakusa-gun, Kumamoto-prefecture |
| Access |
by Car 2 hours 40 minutes from Kumamoto-city 30 minutes from Amakusa Airport |
| Open hours | 9:00 to 17:00 |
| Admission fee | No fee is required |
| Days closed | No closing days |