Christian Pilgrimage tours in Nagasaki region
Japan’s indigenous religion is Shinto. It is an ethnic religion that has continued from
Japan’s ancient times to the present day, and has permeated all aspects of Japanese
life and culture, and has the energy to accept foreign cultures including religions and
transform them into a Japanese style.
Japanese Buddhism was introduced through China in the 5th century and is a religion
that has now been incorporated into Japanese life along with Shinto.
Christian history in Japan was started when St. Francis Xavier came to Japan as a
first Christian missionary in 1549.
And Japanese Christianity has a unique history of continuing faith while coexisting
with Japanese Religion Shinto and General society.
The tour visits Christian Pilgrimage sites including Martyrdom sites while
introducing the following:
How did Japan, whose main religion is Shinto, accept Christianity?
Why did Christianity spread in and around Nagasaki?
Why did Japan ban Christianity even though once accepted it?
How did Christians continue their faith during the ban period?
What kind of oppression and martyrdom took place during the ban on Christianity?
We have model Iineraries of Nagasaki Pilgrimage tours for making the customized tours.
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26 Saints Martyrs of Japan Pilgrimage tour
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26 Saints are the first martyrs in Japan.
26 Christians arrested in Kyoto who were consisted of 20 Japanese,
4 Spaniards, 1 Mexican, and 1 Portuguese.
They walked from Kyoto to Nagasaki in January and February 1597.
How great were the physical and mental suffering of those 26 men who
were forced to march all the way from Kyoto to Nagasaki during these
cold winter days, and they all ascended to heaven at Nishizaka Hill
on Februay 05.
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4 days Nagasaki Pilgrimage tour
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Nagasaki-prefecture has arduous and sacrifice histories during the ban
on Christianity, such as Shimabara Rebellion and many religious
persecutions. Start from Fkuoka
Day 1 : Hirado
Day 2 : Hirado → Nagasaki
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Day 3 : Nagasaki
Day 4 : Nagasaki → drive to Fukuoka
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9 days Nagasaki and Amakusa Pilgrimage tour
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Introduce how Christians have been continued their faith
Start from Fukuoka
Day 1 : Hirado, stay Hirado
Day 2 : Hirado, stay Nagasaki
Day 3 : Nagasaki, stay Nagasaki
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Day 4 : Nagasaki and Sotome, stay Nagasaki
Day 5 : Unzen and Shimabara, Shimabara
Day 6 : Amakusa, stay Amakusa
Day 7 : Amakusa and Kumamoto, stay Kumamoto
Day 8 : Fukuoak, Fukuoka
Day 9 : Return to Home
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Japanese Christianity
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Christian history in Japan was started when St. Francis
Xavier came to Japan as a first Christian missionary in 1549.
Then Christianity was spread in Nagasaki region. However, unparalleled
hidden Cristian history was started from when Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Shogunate proclaimed Christian ban in 1587. During ban on Christianity,
people secretly continued to faith while surviving in the midst of the
conventional society and Japanese religions. Since ban on the Christianity
was lifted in 1873, new Christian history in Japan has begun.
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